(131765) Raphaelschneider Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 2002 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.
Raphael Schneider (b. 1984) is a German software engineer. He has worked for over a decade on the back-end and database of the NEOCC Portal, an ESA website focused on monitoring asteroids.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #9, 19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Raphaelschneider is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Raphaelschneider is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 131765 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 AF12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 7.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.941 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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