(8636) Malvina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1985 by CERGA at Caussols.
On the day this minor planet was discovered by the observing team in which Alain Maury participates, Malvina Maury (b. 1985) was born in Poway, near San Diego, while her father was working at Palomar.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Malvina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Malvina is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8636 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 UH2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.94 km (#10,727 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.263 |
| Rotation period | 17.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 3.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.