(177065) Samuelnoah Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 March 2003 by J. W. Young at Wrightwood.
Twins Samuel Rodriguez (b. 2019) and Noah Rodriguez (b. 2019) are great-grandchildren of the discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-02-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Samuelnoah is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Samuelnoah is 3.14 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 177065 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 FP7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.08 |
| Orbital period | 5.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.93 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0355 |
| Inclination | 5.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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