(732821) Raycarlberg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 November 2005 by D. D. Balam P. A. Wiegert at Maunakea.
Raymond Carlberg (b. 1951) is a Canadian Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Toronto. His research interests include cosmology, galaxy formation and evolution, using both observational and theoretical approaches. He was one of the leaders of the Supernova Legacy Survey conducted with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #5, 27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Raycarlberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Raycarlberg is 3.12 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 732821 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 LF22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.85 km (#15,555 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.07 |
| Orbital period | 5.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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