(201372) Sheldon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Erin Sheldon (b. 1974) is an American astronomer and contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for his work on weak gravitational lensing.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-11-17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Sheldon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sheldon is 3.48 au from the Sun and 4.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 201372 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TY349 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.18 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 17.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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