(163800) Richardnorton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 2003 by A. Knofel at Drebach.
O. Richard Norton (1937-2009) authored many popular books and articles about meteorites. He worked at several planetaria in the U.S.A. and designed the first 35-mm fish-eye planetarium motion-picture system.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richardnorton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richardnorton is 3.10 au from the Sun and 4.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 163800 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 QS69 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.59 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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