(8353) Megryan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra (Meg Ryan, b. 1961) majored in journalism and later became an actress. She showed her talent in You've Got Mail (1999).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Megryan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Megryan is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8353 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 GC4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.51 km (#8,243 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.200 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.59 |
| Orbital period | 5.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0693 |
| Inclination | 1.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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