(112328) Klinkerfues Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 June 2002 by M. Meyer at Palomar.
Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Klinkerfues (1827-1884), an astronomer at the Göttingen Observatory, started as an assistant to Gauss. Between 1853 and 1863 he discovered six comets, and he wrote the treatise Theoretische Astronomie (1871). Klinkerfues also worked in meteorology and invented several instruments.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Klinkerfues is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Klinkerfues is 2.60 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 112328 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 MU4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 0.919° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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