(353677) Harald Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 January 2002 by ADAS at Cima Ekar.
Harald Michaelis (b. 1957) of the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) has been the head of the Planetary Sensor Systems Department for nearly three decades. He has been responsible for the development of scientific instruments for many planetary missions by ESA, NASA and JAXA.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Harald is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Harald is 3.31 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 353677 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 UV235 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.93 km (#12,914 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.4 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0690 |
| Inclination | 9.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.92 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.