(5963) Terryalfriend Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 1990 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
American academic Kyle “Terry” Alfriend (b. 1940) is a distinguished professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. His primary research involves space surveillance, formation flying, and topics in astrodynamics. He has made significant contributions to the aerospace industry, including research, development, and management.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #16, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Terryalfriend is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Terryalfriend is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5963 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QP2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.1 km (#5,044 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.153 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0543 |
| Inclination | 1.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.