(75591) Stonemose Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vickie Stone Moseley (b. 1957) is a friend and partner of Alan Hale. She inadvertently “re-discovered” this asteroid while examining images of (4151) Alanhale that were taken during the course of developing an international educational program on the small bodies of the solar system.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #3, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stonemose is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stonemose is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 75591 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AN18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 7.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.992 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 3 January 2000
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