(48435) Jaspers Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 October 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Philosopher, physician and political thinker Karl Jaspers (1883-1969) is an important representative of Existential philosophy in the German language. After World War II he lived in Switzerland. His thought is expressed in The Perennial Scope of Philosophy, Of Truth and about 30 other books.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jaspers is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jaspers is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48435 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 UR7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.96 km (#9,001 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0410 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 9.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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