(32853) Dobereiner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1992 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (1780-1849), professor of chemistry at Jena and creator of the first chemical educational laboratory, was a lifelong friend of Goethe. He discovered the catalytic properties of platinum and observed similarities among elements that anticipated the periodic system of elements.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dobereiner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dobereiner is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32853 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SF2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.64 km (#11,347 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.247 |
| Rotation period | 2,571 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0929 |
| Inclination | 14.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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