(9637) Perryrose Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 August 1994 by Palomar at Palomar.
Perry J. Rose (b. 1966) is a former member of the Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Survey and currently lead solar observer on the 18-meter solar tower at Mt. Wilson Observatory. He discovered many minor planets, including near-Earth objects.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Perryrose is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Perryrose is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9637 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PJ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.33 km (#14,389 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.231 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.231 |
| Inclination | 0.868° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.842 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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