(37392) Yukiniall Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 December 2001 by Pauwels, T., Boffin, H. M. J. at Uccle.
Yuki and Niall are the children of codiscoverer Henri Boffin who, after postdoctoral studies in Japan and Wales, joined the Royal Observatory at Uccle in 1998. Yuki means snow in Japanese and Niall means chief or champion in Celtic.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yukiniall is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yukiniall is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37392 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 XP16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.33 km (#16,550 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.297 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 9.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.949 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.