(38967) Roberthaas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 October 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Robert Haas (b. 1964) is a Dutch amateur astronomer and leading member of the Dutch Meteor Society. He has photographed and video-imaged meteors for many years.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Roberthaas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roberthaas is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38967 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 TF36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.60 km (#13,714 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Rotation period | 272 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.09 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0702 |
| Inclination | 4.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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