(367406) Buser Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 August 2008 by M. Griesser at Winterthur.
Elisabeth Buser (b. 1959) has been operating a sewing workshop for women from a nearby center for asylum seekers at her home in Winterthur-Hegi for over 10 years. She does this volunteer work on her own initiative. As a mother of six children, she also works as a lollipop lady, helping school children cross the road safely.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Buser is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Buser is 3.50 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 367406 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 QK23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.37 |
| Orbital period | 5.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.227 |
| Inclination | 8.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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