(37601) Vicjen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1992 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.
Vic Winter (b. 1953) and Jen Winter (b. 1969) have spread interest in astronomy to a series of rural schools in Bolivia. They work with schools there, giving freely of their astronomical knowledge and providing telescopes and support. They try to instill in this remote land a love of the night sky.Naming citation (20050125/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vicjen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vicjen is 2.20 au from the Sun and 2.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37601 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 GC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.90 km (#12,998 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.243 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.72 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.239 |
| Inclination | 24.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.810 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.