(437192) Frederikolsen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 2011 by at Zelenchukskaya Stn110639 Kryachko, T. V..
Frederick Olsen (b. 1943) worked all over the world as a hydrogeologist, mining exploration geologist, paleontologist, and teacher about the earth, the solar system and the universe. He also has an extensive collection of minerals, fossils and meteorites, and was a founding member of Colorado Meteorite Society.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Frederikolsen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Frederikolsen is 3.25 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 437192 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 VN106 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0847 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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