(385205) Michelvancamp Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1999 by T. Pauwels at Uccle.
Michel Van Camp (b. 1969) is the head of the Seismology & Gravimetry service at the Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels. He does research in gravimetry, slow tectonic deformations and hydrological effects on gravity.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #1, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michelvancamp is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michelvancamp is 2.18 au from the Sun and 1.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 385205 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 SU28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0611 |
| Inclination | 7.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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