(163626) Glatfelter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 2002 by J. W. Young at Wrightwood.
Pam Glatfelter (b. 1955) has been the Operational Site Manager for the Table Mountain Facility since 1998. She manages the budget and all aspects of daily operations: site maintenance, utilities, snow removal, along with safety and security compliance.Naming citation (20081113/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Glatfelter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Glatfelter is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 163626 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 UV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.04 km (#10,524 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 5.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 2.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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