(75072) Timerskine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 1999 by Wiggins, P., Phaneuf, H. at Tooele.
Timothy Joseph Erskine (b. 1959), an expert in needle safety technology, is an inventor with over 50 patents. He is also an amateur astronomer, musician, artist, philanthropist, and a loving father and husband.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Timerskine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Timerskine is 2.29 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 75072 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VU19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.87 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0799 |
| Inclination | 6.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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