(214378) Kleinmann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 June 2005 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Georges Kleinmann (b. 1930) is a retired journalist and producer for Swiss public television who covered the Apollo space missions.Naming citation (20091202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kleinmann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kleinmann is 2.54 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 214378 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 LW23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.27 km (#12,108 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0380 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 8.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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