(41943) Fredrick Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 December 2000 by L. Robinson at Olathe.
Richard Fredrick (b. 1953) is an amateur astronomer and team member of the Powell Observatory Near-Earth-Object follow-up program.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Fredrick is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fredrick is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 41943 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 XH2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.08 km (#12,548 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.153 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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