(85121) Loehde Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 May 1976 by A. Lowe at Siding Spring.
Franklin C. Loehde (b. 1936) is a retired science educator in Edmonton. He was involved in successful efforts to build the Queen Elizabeth Planetarium in 1960 and the Edmonton Space Sciences Centre (now the Odyssium) in 1984. He served as National President of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada during 1982-1984.Naming citation (20050125/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Loehde is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Loehde is 2.45 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85121 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 KF3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0771 |
| Inclination | 6.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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