(681819) Shriekback Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 November 2005 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
Shriekback is an English rock band formed in 1981 in Kentish Town by Barry Andrews, Dave Allen and Carl Marsh. The band’s early music was a funk-influenced version of new wave and post-punk, later moving towards art rock. Several Shriekback songs appear in producer Michael Mann’s television series Miami Vice and his film Manhunter.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shriekback is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shriekback is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 681819 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 WF59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0333 |
| Inclination | 21.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.