(13275) Kathgoetz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Katherine Goetz mentored a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Mason Middle School, Mason, Ohio.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kathgoetz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kathgoetz is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13275 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QT39 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.00 km (#10,615 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.213 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 7.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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