(107638) Wendyfreedman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 March 2001 by D. Healy at Junk Bond.
Wendy Freedman (b. 1957) is director of the Carnegie Institution's observatories. She was one of the principal investigators using the Hubble Telescope to determine the rate of expansion of the universe. She is currently in charge of the Giant Magellan Telescope project.Naming citation (20070106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wendyfreedman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wendyfreedman is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 107638 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 EU13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.25 km (#12,151 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 8.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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