Discovery date 17 December 2000 Observation arc 6482 days (17.75 yr) Absolute magnitude 15 Discovery site Anderson Mesa Station MPC designation 68109 | Alternative names 2000 YH135 Discovered 17 December 2000 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 2.7247986 AU (407.62407 Gm) Perihelion 2.2169371 AU (331.64907 Gm) Semi-major axis 2.4708678 AU (369.63656 Gm) | ||
68109 Naomipasachoff (2000 YH135) is a main-belt asteroid.
Named after Dr. Naomi Pasachoff by the discoverer, Edward L. G. Bowell, on Dec. 17, 2000 at the Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa station, as part of the Near-Earth Object Search.
Namesake
Naomi Pasachoff (b. 1947) has written scientific biographies of Marie Curie, Alexander Graham Bell, Niels Bohr, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Linus Pauling, and others. She has viewed more than 20 solar eclipses, and continues to work on bringing scientific appreciation to the public.
References
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