(63528) Kocherhans Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 August 2001 by R. Dyvig at Badlands.
Joseph G. Kocherhans (b. 1929) participated extensively in the recovery of Badlands Observatory after a tragic fire in 1998. As part of this effort he designed, fabricated and donated an ingenious system to automate dome control. Prior to this, he had an extensive and noteworthy career in geological and civil engineering.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kocherhans is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kocherhans is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 63528 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 PX13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.02 km (#10,573 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.146 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 5.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0416 |
| Inclination | 7.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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