(172996) Stooke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 May 2006 by P. A. Wiegert at Mauna Kea.
Philip John Stooke (b. 1952), a geographer at the University of Western Ontario, studies the history of planetary exploration and mapping. He has developed cartographic tools for mapping non-spherical worlds. His reference work, International Atlas of Lunar Exploration, was published in 2007.Naming citation (20080618/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stooke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stooke is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 172996 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 KL141 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.24 |
| Orbital period | 4.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0918 |
| Inclination | 3.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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