(38048) Blumenbach Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 1998 by CSS at Catalina.
Ulrich Blumenbach (b. 1964) is a German literary translator. He is best known for his translation of David Foster Wallace's novel Infinite Jest.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #2, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Blumenbach is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Blumenbach is 2.08 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38048 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 UL18 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.84 km (#17,194 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.827 |
| Rotation period | 30.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 2.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0738 |
| Inclination | 25.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.826 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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