(360037) Robertson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2011 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala.
Louis Robertson (b. 1955) is an American Scientific Instrument Technician. During his 27 years at the Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, he was one of the team members that designed, engineered, machined, tested, installed and maintained the two Pan-STARRS cameras. He was born and raised in Michigan, and has lived in Hawaii since 1987.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #2, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Robertson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robertson is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 360037 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 AO41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.17 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0876 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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