(195772) Shirleygrace Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 2002 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Shirley Grace Aguilar (b. 1957; née Cresser) is an American writer/editor who has demonstrated an unwavering support for astronomy and science education as a professional journalist on the New Horizons Pluto Mission and as editor of award-winning books on astronomy, with her enthusiasm for community science education.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shirleygrace is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shirleygrace is 3.26 au from the Sun and 4.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 195772 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 PG133 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.43 |
| Orbital period | 5.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0925 |
| Inclination | 9.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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