(9020) Eucryphia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1987 by E. W. Elst at Smolyan.
Named for Eucryphiaceae, a family with five species in a single genus. Eucryphia cordifolia (Chilean elm) may reach a height of 12 m. Hybrids between the different species are cultivated for the garden.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #9, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eucryphia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eucryphia is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9020 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 SG2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.03 km (#10,569 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.309 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 6.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 September 1987
- (5001) EMP
- (5110) Belgirate
- (6123) Aristoteles
- (7747) Michalowski
- (9164) Colbert
- (10730) White
- (18335) San Cassiano
More named asteroids discovered by E. W. Elst
- (3631) Sigyn
- (3784) Chopin
- (3870) Mayre
- (3903) Kliment Ohridski
- (3910) Liszt
- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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