(175563) Amyrose Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 2006 by A. C. Becker at Apache Point.
Amy Rose (b. 1987) is an American astronomer who helped discover asteroids as a part of her undergraduate research with the Pre-Major in Astronomy Program at the University of Washington.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amyrose is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amyrose is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 175563 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 SR389 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.51 km (#16,242 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.161 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.75 |
| Orbital period | 4.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 15.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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