(196035) Haraldbill Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 2002 by M. Kretlow at Trebur.
Harald Bill (b. 1964), a long-term friend of the discoverer, is a German amateur astronomer, who observes comets and minor planets. He also undertakes pre-discovery work and contributes to several observing programs, including the Teide Observatory Tenerife Asteroid Survey.Naming citation (20111012/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Haraldbill is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haraldbill is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 196035 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 SZ27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.35 km (#9,962 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 4.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.285 |
| Inclination | 25.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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