(8203) Jogolehmann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Named in memory of the German geologist Johann Gottlob Lehmann (1719-1767), who made important contributions to stratigraphy, the study of order and sequence in bedded sedimentary rocks. Educated originally at the University of Wittenberg as a medical doctor, he soon discovered that his real field of interest was mines and mining. He successfully explained the origin of mineral deposits in mines and recognized that rocks do not fall in haphazard positions but form a historical sequence, thereby supplying a strong argument against the biblical diluvian theory.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jogolehmann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jogolehmann is 3.46 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8203 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 CP10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.4 km (#3,282 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 5.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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