(77185) Cherryh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 2001 by Wells, D., Cruz, A. at Needville.
C. J. Cherryh (b. 1942), of Spokane, Washington, is the visionary author of more than 40 novels and three-time winner of the prestigious Hugo Award. She has challenged us to be worthy of the stars by imagining how mankind might grow to live among them.Naming citation (20040713/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cherryh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cherryh is 2.16 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 77185 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FE9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.98 km (#12,771 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.06 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 3.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.