(323552) Trudybell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 2004 by J. W. Young at Wrightwood.
Trudy E. Bell (b. 1950) is a prolific science writer and former editor for Scientific American and contract writer and editor for NASA. Among her many awards is the David N. Schramm Award of the American Astronomical Society.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Trudybell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Trudybell is 2.94 au from the Sun and 1.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 323552 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 TB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.13 |
| Orbital period | 5.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0749 |
| Inclination | 16.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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