(224962) Michaelgrunewald Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2007 by R. Apitzsch at Wildberg.
Michael Grünewald (b. 1965) is the son-in-law of the discoverer.Naming citation (20110218/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaelgrunewald is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelgrunewald is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 224962 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 ER26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0627 |
| Inclination | 9.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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