(2335) James Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1974 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Named in honor of James G. Williams, celestial mechanician who extended the theory of secular perturbations to orbits of high inclination. This minor planet lies very near one of the secular resonances discovered by Williams, and its argument of perihelion librates around the value of 90 degrees.Naming citation (MPC 5688), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where James is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: James is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2335 |
| Provisional designation | 1974 UB |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.37 km (#8,420 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.205 |
| Spectral type | Sa |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.65 |
| Orbital period | 3.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.36 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.360 |
| Inclination | 36.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.619 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 October 1974
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- (2099) Opik
- (2100) Ra-Shalom
- (2128) Wetherill
- (2143) Jimarnold
- (2220) Hicks
- (2645) Daphne Plane
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