(331341) Frankscholten Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 2007 by Mount Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Frank Scholten (b. 1961) was a specialist in planetary photogrammetry active at the DLR Planetary Geodesy Department from 1999 to 2021. Among other space missions, he was involved in Mars-Express, Venus-Express, Dawn, Rosetta and Hayabusa 2.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #11, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Frankscholten is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Frankscholten is 3.13 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 331341 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 BL102 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.31 |
| Orbital period | 5.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0709 |
| Inclination | 8.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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