(100015) Sutcliffe Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1989 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Stuart Sutcliffe (1940–1962) was The Beatles' original bassist and a talented abstract expressionist painter. He left the band in 1961 to pursue art and be with fiancée Astrid Kirchherr, becoming a standout student of Eduardo Paolozzi. Sutcliffe died of a brain hemorrhage in 1962, leaving behind a significant artistic legacy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #25, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sutcliffe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sutcliffe is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 100015 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 SR7 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.42 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.66 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.299 |
| Inclination | 4.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.660 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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