(329018) Neufeld Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 December 2005 by R. L. Millis L. H. Wasserman at Kitt Peak.
Michael J. Neufeld (b. 1951) is a Senior Curator at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. He has written the authoritative biography of Wernher von Braun and has published articles on the history of NASA planetary exploration.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #10, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Neufeld is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Neufeld is 3.20 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 329018 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 AV6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.98 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0472 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.96 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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