(201023) Karlwhittenburg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 2002 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Karl E. Whittenburg (b. 1966) is a mission operations engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He served as the Deputy Mission Operations Manager for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Karlwhittenburg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karlwhittenburg is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 201023 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CZ264 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 9.90 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.213 |
| Inclination | 2.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.989 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Karl
- (1690) Mayrhofer
- (4463) Marschwarzschild
- (5171) Augustesen
- (6059) Diefenbach
- (6597) Kreil
- (6712) Hornstein
- (10099) Glazebrook
- (11434) Lohnert
- (13816) Stulpner
- (13977) Frisch
- (14014) Munchhausen
- (14100) Weierstrass
All asteroids named after someone called Karl
Also discovered on 8 February 2002
- (52005) Maik
- (65100) Birtwhistle
- (95219) Borgman
- (111696) Helenorman
- (149115) Lauriecantillo
- (151349) Stanleycooper
- (151351) Dalleore
- (158472) Tiffanyfinley
- (160215) Haines-Stiles
- (195191) Constantinetsang
- (205823) Michaeldavis
- (211077) Hongkang