(434678) Curlin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 January 2006 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
James (Jim) Stevens Curlin (b. 1963) is an American administrator managing the UN Environmental Program related to ozone action. He wrote a comprehensive biography of Ferdinand Quénisset. Jim's wife Maria (b. 1967) was born in Greece. She manages the web pages of the Société astronomique de France related to observers activities.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Curlin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Curlin is 2.24 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 434678 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 BE8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.21 km (#16,772 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0330 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.59 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 5.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.