(475802) Zurek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 December 2006 by D. D. Balam at Mauna Kea.
David R. Zurek (b. 1966) is an authority on far-ultraviolet variables in dense stellar fields. He is currently the Data Collections Manager in the Department of Astrophysics in the American Museum of Natural History.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zurek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zurek is 3.25 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 475802 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 XU67 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 8.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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