(237277) Nevaruth Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 2008 by P. Wiggins at Tooele.
Neva Ruth Daniel (1910-2000), a loving mother of three, was a gifted teacher of English and literature at Colorado Mountain College and a teacher of the Progoff System of Intensive Journal Writing.Naming citation (20100726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nevaruth is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nevaruth is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 237277 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 XR2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.01 km (#15,195 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0780 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.25 |
| Orbital period | 5.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 1.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.