(352782) Karelschrijver Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 December 2005 by R. L. Millis L. H. Wasserman at Kitt Peak.
Carolus (Karel) Schrijver (1958–2024), Lockheed Martin Senior Fellow, was a Dutch astrophysicist, writer, and science communicator. He made pivotal contributions to understanding the magnetism on the Sun and other stars, to observing Sun-grazing comets, to shaping heliophysics as a discipline, and to fostering the next generation of scientists.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Karelschrijver is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karelschrijver is 2.14 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 352782 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 UE97 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 4.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.935 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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