(290180) Pattiekletter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 September 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Born in Syracuse, New York, Patricia Kletter (1950–2024) was a talented artist and a generous teacher. She shared her love of ceramics and jewelry-making with the children of the Camp DeBaun summer camp in Oceanside, New York, and throughout her New York and Summerville, South Carolina, communities.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #13, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pattiekletter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pattiekletter is 3.05 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 290180 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 RK48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 9.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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