(36986) Stickle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Angela M. Stickle (b. 1984) is a planetary scientist at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Dr. Stickle specializes in impact physics and kinetic asteroid deflection.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stickle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stickle is 2.63 au from the Sun and 1.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 36986 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SP351 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.28 km (#8,544 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.178 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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