(186835) Normanspinrad Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 2004 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.
Norman Spinrad (b. 1940) is an American science-fiction writer. He wrote the novel Bug Jack Barron in 1969.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Normanspinrad is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Normanspinrad is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 186835 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 FE92 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 7.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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