(6635) Zuber Inner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1987 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.

Named in honor of Maria T. Zuber, American geophysicist whose research interests have taken her into theoretical modeling of geophysical processes and the relationships between gravity, topography and tectonic features in planetary lithospheres. She has contributed to various space missions, including Mars Observer, the Clementine mission, Mars Global Surveyor and the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous mission.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Zuber is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zuber is 1.84 au from the Sun and 0.854 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	6635
Provisional designation	1987 SH3
Orbit class	Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	3.89 km (#13,010 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.321
Rotation period	5.54 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.26
Orbital period	2.60 years
Semi-major axis	1.89 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.68 – 2.10 au
Eccentricity	0.110
Inclination	24.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.811 au

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

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