(8435) Anser Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named for Anser anser, or greylag goose.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #8, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anser is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anser is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8435 |
| Provisional designation | 6643 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.94 km (#15,351 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.295 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 4.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.856 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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