(333627) Zacharyrule Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 March 2008 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.

Zachary Rule (b. 1997) is an American IT analyst. He began his career in deep-space exploration during early Lucy and OSIRIS-REx mission events.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Zacharyrule is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zacharyrule is 1.89 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number333627
Provisional designation2008 ED43
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.84
Orbital period3.61 years
Semi-major axis2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.88 – 2.82 au
Eccentricity0.199
Inclination3.03°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.869 au

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

Also named after someone called Zachary

Also discovered on 4 March 2008

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