(380832) Annecambridge Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 January 2006 by A. Lowe at Mayhill.

Anne Cambridge (b. 1953), of Adelaide, Australia, is a friend of the discoverer. Prior to her retirement, she was the co-owner of a liquefied petroleum gas supplier in Totness, Australia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #1, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Annecambridge is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Annecambridge is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number380832
Provisional designation2006 AC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.72
Orbital period4.08 years
Semi-major axis2.55 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.83 – 3.27 au
Eccentricity0.282
Inclination5.34°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.840 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Anne

Also discovered on 3 January 2006

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