(171465) Evamaria Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Eva Maria Schubart (1919-2008) was a teacher of languages in the southern U.S. She retired to Kaufungen, Germany, and liked to paint and teach painting in Adult Education programs in her senior years. The name was suggested by her second cousin, J. Schubart.Naming citation (20081212/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Evamaria is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Evamaria is 4.74 au from the Sun and 5.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 171465 |
| Provisional designation | 6847 P-L |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
| Orbital period | 7.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.05 – 4.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.218 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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