(9631) Hubertreeves Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Hubert Reeves, a professional astronomer at the French CNRS, has become known worldwide for his popularization of astronomy through his many books and lectures on radio and television.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hubertreeves is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hubertreeves is 2.70 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9631 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 SL6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.25 km (#8,586 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.217 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
| Orbital period | 4.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.83 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0658 |
| Inclination | 2.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Hubert
All asteroids named after someone called Hubert
Also discovered on 17 September 1993
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- (8193) Ciaurro
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- (13115) Jeangodin
- (15329) Sabena
- (16647) Robbydesmet
- (16648) Hossi
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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