(13801) Kohlhase Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Charles Kohlhase (b. 1935) has been a pioneer in the design, development and execution of planetary missions for more than four decades at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He twice received NASA's Outstanding Leadership Medal for the epic Voyager Grand Tour mission to the outer planets.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kohlhase is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kohlhase is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13801 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 VP44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0778 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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