(9132) Walteranderson Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Named in honor of Walter Anderson, chief executive officer of Entreé International and long-time supporter of space exploration, most notably via the International Space University.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Walteranderson is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Walteranderson is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number9132
Provisional designation2821 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.7 km (#2,948 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0710
Rotation period6.27 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.79
Orbital period5.49 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.59 – 3.63 au
Eccentricity0.166
Inclination2.59°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.58 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Walter

All asteroids named after someone called Walter

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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