(247553) Berndpauli Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 2002 by R. Matson at Haleakala.
Bernd V. Pauli (b. 1945) is a respected meteorite aficionado and collector with keen interests in astronomy and Egyptology. Co-author of the Electronic Catalogue of Meteorites and Meteorite Craters, he has been a long-time member of the Meteoritical Society and a prolific contributor to the Meteorite Mailing List.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Berndpauli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Berndpauli is 3.36 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 247553 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 RV234 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.91 km (#7,758 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.75 |
| Orbital period | 7.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.36 – 4.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 8.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Bernd
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Also discovered on 8 September 2002
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- (166570) Adolftrager
- (247542) Ripplronai