(115950) Kocherpeter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 November 2003 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Peter Kocher (b. 1939) is a retired professor of earth science in College St-Croix at Fribourg, Switzerland. He lives in Tentlingen, where he started observing minor planets in 2003. More recently he has been using the T500 telescope of the Épendes Observatory, where he discovered 22 minor planets in 2005.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kocherpeter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kocherpeter is 3.10 au from the Sun and 4.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 115950 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 WT33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.226 |
| Inclination | 2.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.000 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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