(9327) Duerbeck Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Hilmar W. Duerbeck (b. 1948) is an astronomer working at Hoher List (Bonn), Münster (Westphalia) and Brussels. His research is primarily directed toward eclipsing binary and variable stars (dwarf novae). He is also author of the Reference Catalogue of Galactic Novae.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Duerbeck is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Duerbeck is 2.47 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number9327
Provisional designation1989 SW2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.8 km (#3,458 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0650
Rotation period20.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.15
Orbital period4.87 years
Semi-major axis2.87 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.45 – 3.30 au
Eccentricity0.147
Inclination5.75°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.45 au

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

Also discovered on 26 September 1989

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