140072

140072 is a minor planet in the asteroid belt, located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It was discovered on September 10, 2001, by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) project, a collaborative effort between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, the United States Air Force, and NASA. The asteroid is approximately 1.5 kilometers in diameter and has an orbital period of about 3.6 Earth years. Its orbit is inclined at an angle of 10.7 degrees to the ecliptic plane, and it has an eccentricity of 0.13, indicating a relatively circular orbit. The asteroid's spectral type is unknown, but it is likely a C-type asteroid, which are carbonaceous and typically found in the outer regions of the asteroid belt. 140072 has not been visited by any spacecraft and remains a subject of interest for astronomers studying the composition and dynamics of the asteroid belt.