(8632) Egleston Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 March 1981 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.
Margaret Ericksen Egleston (b. 1943) has since 1984 been a scientific programmer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, where she helps John Wolbach in his research on solar activity and climate.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #16, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Egleston is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Egleston is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8632 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 FR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.85 km (#13,117 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.300 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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