(298232) Ericlimburg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 October 2002 by NEAT at Palomar.
Eric Limburg (b. 1962) is a Dutch amateur astronomer active within the Dutch Society of Observers of Occultations and Minor Planets. He created the Lunar Occultation Workbench, which provides free software for calculating custom Lunar occultation predictions.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #1, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericlimburg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericlimburg is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 298232 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 UA77 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.0 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 2.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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