(8642) Shawnkerry Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1988 by S. J. Bus at Cerro Tololo.
Shawn Kerry Moore Bus (b. 1956) is the wife of the discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shawnkerry is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shawnkerry is 3.26 au from the Sun and 4.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8642 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RZ11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.29 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 4.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.314 |
| Inclination | 5.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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