(142822) Czarapata Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Paul Czarapata (b. 1947) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for the design, commissioning, and construction of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Telescope Control Systems.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Czarapata is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Czarapata is 2.09 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 142822 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 US65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 2.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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