(91287) Simon-Garfunkel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 March 1999 by C. Jacques at Wykrota.
Simon and Garfunkel, both born in 1941 and bred in Queens, New York, became one of the most successful duos in the history of popular music. Their magic is heard through the beautiful high tenor voice of Garfunkel, as it gently wraps around Simon's natural talent of combining poetic lyrics with memorable melodies.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Simon-Garfunkel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Simon-Garfunkel is 2.06 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 91287 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FP21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.75 km (#17,252 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.366 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 6.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.