(18302) Korner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.
Harald Körner (1881-1953) was headmaster of the private elementary school in Lund from 1916 to 1944, and a proponent of education for girls.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Korner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Korner is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18302 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 FL3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 9.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Harald
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