(283277) Faber Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 August 2004 by Deep Ecliptic Survey at Cerro Tololo.
Sandra Moore Faber (b. 1944) is an astronomer at the University of California, Santa Cruz, known for developing instrumentation and conducting large surveys to explore the formation, evolution, properties, and motions of galaxies. She has also done theoretical work on a universe dominated by cold dark matter.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #7, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Faber is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Faber is 2.03 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 283277 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 HX34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 3.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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