(215905) Andrewpoppe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 April 2005 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Andrew R. Poppe (b. 1984) is an American space scientist, and interplanetary dust expert. He serves as the lead scientist for the heliophysics theme team on NASA's New Horizons mission during its second extended mission in the Kuiper Belt.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #4, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andrewpoppe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andrewpoppe is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 215905 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 GF223 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0946 |
| Inclination | 2.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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