(635381) Michaelcoates Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 April 2013 by N. Falla at iTelescope.
Michael da Silva Coates (1942–2014) was a college friend of the discoverer. After graduating from St Andrews University in Scotland, he worked as a Clinical Psychologist helping countless children deal with the trauma of broken homes and abusive upbringing. He loved music and had a successful hobby recording choirs and orchestras in Canada and Shetland.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #13, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaelcoates is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelcoates is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 635381 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 JH47 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.1 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0412 |
| Inclination | 22.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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