(206015) Carlengelbrecht Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 August 2002 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
Carl S. Engelbrecht (b. 1962) is an American engineer. He served as the NASA New Horizons mission Deputy Project Manager for the Arrokoth flyby.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #4, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carlengelbrecht is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carlengelbrecht is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 206015 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 PZ146 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.17 km (#14,786 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0939 |
| Inclination | 3.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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