(332530) Canders Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 July 2008 by Cernis, K., Eglitis, I. at Baldone.
Friedrich Zander (1887–1933; Latvian, Frīdrihs Canders) was a Baltic-German pioneer of rocketry and spaceflight in Russia. He designed the first liquid-fueled rocket launched in the Soviet Union.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Canders is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Canders is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 332530 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 OS18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0539 |
| Inclination | 5.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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