(13267) Bolechowski Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Daniel Bolechowski mentored a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. He teaches at the Rancho Christian School, Temecula, California.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Bolechowski is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bolechowski is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number13267
Provisional designation1998 QV32
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)13.9
Orbital period5.47 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.60 – 3.61 au
Eccentricity0.163
Inclination3.71°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.59 au

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

Also named after someone called Daniel

Also discovered on 17 August 1998

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