(689822) Anderson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 August 2013 by M. Å»oÅnowski M. Kusiak at Tincana.
Wesley Wales Anderson (b. 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor. He is known for the unconventional style of his films like The Grand Budapest Hotel, Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Anderson won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #9, 23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Anderson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anderson is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 689822 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 PU10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.257 |
| Inclination | 3.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.809 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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