(8903) Paulcruikshank Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 October 1995 by Shimizu, Y., Urata, T. at Nachi-Katsuura.

Paul Shammim Cruikshank (1964-2015) was an American-Afghan humorist and musician who composed and performed his works in Honolulu and San Francisco. Paul enthusiastically followed and supported NASA's exploration of the Solar System, bringing many people to space science who would not otherwise have been engaged.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Paulcruikshank is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paulcruikshank is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	8903
Provisional designation	1995 UB7
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	5.59 km (#9,582 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.225
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.81
Orbital period	4.21 years
Semi-major axis	2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.20 – 3.01 au
Eccentricity	0.156
Inclination	13.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.20 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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