(99070) Strittmatter Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 2001 by D. Healy at Junk Bond.
Peter Strittmatter (b. 1939) is Regents Professor, chairman of astronomy and director of the Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona. His leadership is a key factor in turning the Large Binocular Telescope and Giant Magellan Telescope projects from plans into reality.Naming citation (20070106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Strittmatter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Strittmatter is 3.24 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 99070 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FA10 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 107 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.14 |
| Orbital period | 5.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.08 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0496 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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