(38036) Waynewarren Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Wayne H. Warren Jr. (1940–2023) was an American astronomer who led the work to set up the Astronomical Data Base and Retrieval System at NASA-GSFC, receiving the Van Biesbroeck prize in 1994 for his efforts. He taught astronomy at Maryland universities for many years and as an IOTA member recorded many lunar grazes, solar eclipses and asteroid occultations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Waynewarren is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Waynewarren is 3.43 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38036 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.28 km (#5,565 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0900 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.76 |
| Orbital period | 5.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 17.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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