(329025) Annekathrin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 February 2001 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.

Named after Annekathrin Ullmann (1971–2002) of the DLR Institute of Planetary Research in Berlin, on the twentieth anniversary of her premature death.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Annekathrin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Annekathrin is 3.12 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number329025
Provisional designation2011 AX18
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.42
Orbital period5.18 years
Semi-major axis2.99 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.50 – 3.49 au
Eccentricity0.164
Inclination8.22°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.50 au

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

Also discovered on 21 February 2001

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