(431397) Carolinregina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 April 2007 by F. Hormuth at Heidelberg.
Carolin Regina Hormuth (b. 1985, née Schnupp) studied stellar and substellar companions around exoplanet host stars at Heidelberg University. She is the wife of the discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-06-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carolinregina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carolinregina is 3.02 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 431397 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 GD6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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