(204632) Jamesburch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 December 2005 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
James L. Burch (b. 1942) is an American space physicist. He was Vice President of the Space Sector at the Southwest Research Institute during the development and flight of NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #4, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jamesburch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jamesburch is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 204632 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 XY114 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 1.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.918 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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