(185484) Czochralski Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 February 2007 by Astronomical Research Observatory at Charleston.
Jan Czochralski (1885–1952) was a Polish chemist and one of the founding members of the German Society for Metals and Science. He was noted for his various professorships and work in chemistry. Name suggested by B. Sobczak and students from Zespół Szkół nr 10 Toruń, Poland.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #16, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Czochralski is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Czochralski is 3.54 au from the Sun and 4.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 185484 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 DB85 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.91 km (#9,069 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 6.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.49 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.39 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0274 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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