(36445) Smalley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 2000 by L. Robinson at Olathe.
Kyle Smalley (b. 1961) is an amateur astronomer and team member of the Powell Observatory Near-Earth-Object follow-up program.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Smalley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Smalley is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 36445 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.53 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 9.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.907 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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