(36773) Tuttlekeane Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
James Tuttle Keane (b. 1987) is a postdoctoral researcher at the California Institute of Technology studying the tidal evolution of solar system planets, satellites, and small bodies, who also has a talent for clear illustration of planetary processes.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tuttlekeane is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tuttlekeane is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 36773 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RQ99 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| 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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