(140602) Berlind Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 2001 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Andreas Berlind (b. 1972) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for modeling the relationship between galaxies and dark matter.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Berlind is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Berlind is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 140602 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 TU247 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.33 |
| Orbital period | 4.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0165 |
| Inclination | 2.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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