(246913) Slocum Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1998 by G. C. L. Aikman at Dominion.
Joshua Slocum (1844–1909?) was the first person to circumnavigate the world alone. He sailed Spray, his rebuilt sloop, from Boston in April 1895, and returned three years later after a 74000-km journey. His book Sailing Alone Around the World is a first-hand account of his remarkable voyage.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Slocum is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Slocum is 2.20 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 246913 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SU63 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.220 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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