(289116) Zurbuchen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 2004 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Thomas Hansueli Zurbuchen (b. 1968) is a Swiss-American space scientist. He is a member of multiple space mission teams, and has been the NASA Associate Administrator for its Science Mission Directorate since 2016.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #8, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zurbuchen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zurbuchen is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 289116 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 TQ354 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.14 km (#14,866 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0310 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.252 |
| Inclination | 6.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.763 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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