(292856) Peeters Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 2006 by P. A. Wiegert at Mauna Kea.
Els Peeters (b. 1973) is a Belgian-Canadian astronomer who completed her PhD at the University of Groningen on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and dust in regions of massive star formation. She studies how stars are formed, the inter-/circumstellar medium in galaxies, and theoretical astrochemistry. She is one of the co-discoverers of fullerenes in space.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #4, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peeters is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peeters is 2.85 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 292856 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 UE341 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 3.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.