(107561) Quinn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 2001 by R. Dyvig at Badlands.
Quinn, South Dakota, USA, was established in 1907 and named after Michael Quinn, a pioneering rancher and bullwhacker. Badlands Observatory, where this asteroid was discovered, is located within the former Quinn Community Hospital. The city, and the West River Electric Association, installed full-cutoff light fixtures in support of the observatory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Quinn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Quinn is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 107561 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 DW86 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 1.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.