(365739) Peterbecker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 2004 by A. Knofel at Drebach.
Peter Becker (1672-1753) was a professor of mathematics at the University of Rostock, Germany, who brought astronomical education to a high level in his home town. Several of his observations of sunspots and the Mercury transit of 1736 are preserved and show a striking precision.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peterbecker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peterbecker is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 365739 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 WS12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.18 |
| Orbital period | 5.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0858 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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