(45594) Wendyrichard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Wendy Richard (1943–2009) was an English actress who played Shirley Brahms in the BBC comedy Are You Being Served (1972–1985) and Pauline Fowler in the soap-opera EastEnders (1985–2006). She was winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award in the British Soap Awards in 2007.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wendyrichard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wendyrichard is 3.06 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 45594 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CJ111 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.92 km (#12,940 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 12.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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