(168767) Kochte Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 2000 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
Mark C. Kochte (b. 1962) of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, served as a mission operations analyst in support of the SWAP instrument command sequences for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kochte is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kochte is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 168767 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QZ244 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 7.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.799 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Mark
- (7004) Markthiemens
- (7552) Sephton
- (7778) Markrobinson
- (7917) Hammergren
- (8015) Marksimons
- (8329) Speckman
- (8686) Akenside
- (8789) Effertz
- (10276) Matney
- (10598) Markrees
- (12094) Mazumder
- (13211) Stucky
All asteroids named after someone called Mark
Also discovered on 25 August 2000
- (18180) Irenesun
- (18190) Michaelpizer
- (18191) Rayhe
- (18192) Craigwallace
- (18928) Pontremoli
- (18943) Elaisponton
- (18949) Tumaneng
- (18954) Sarahbounds
- (20768) Langberg
- (20770) Yumoto
- (20771) Yurimoto
- (23192) Caysvesterby