(90397) Rasch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 December 2003 by CSS at Catalina.
Charlie Rasch (1937-2011) was a well-known Jazz/Ragtime pianist in the Detroit area of Michigan. He was featured in about a dozen albums in the last 50 years.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rasch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rasch is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90397 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 YW4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.12 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.267 |
| Inclination | 6.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.851 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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