(52692) Johnscalzi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 March 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
John Michael Scalzi (b. 1969) is an American science fiction writer. His humorous and heartfelt works speak to the deeply personal impacts of global social issues, encouraging laughter at the absurdity of existence and deep thought about affecting change in our world.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #1, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnscalzi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnscalzi is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 52692 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FO8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.8 km (#4,691 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.220 |
| Rotation period | 13.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.19 |
| Orbital period | 5.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 16.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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