(45685) Torrycoppin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Torry Coppin (1950-1993) was an amateur astronomer and an electronics engineer for radio stations in the Sarasota, Florida area.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Torrycoppin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Torrycoppin is 3.89 au from the Sun and 4.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 45685 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EA139 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.31 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.78 |
| Orbital period | 5.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.250 |
| Inclination | 18.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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