(61912) Storrs Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 2000 by S. D. Kern at Cerro Tololo.
Alex Storrs (b. 1960) is an astronomer and professor at Towson State University. He is known for developing innovative techniques for Hubble Space Telescope observations of solar system objects. He also pioneered searches for satellites of minor planets that revealed companions to (87) Sylvia, (107) Camilla and others.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Storrs is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Storrs is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 61912 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QC247 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0470 |
| Inclination | 9.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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