(13196) Rogerssmith Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 February 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Rogers E. Smith (b. 1936) served as the Chief of the Flight Crew Branch at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, where he also flew as project pilot for a number of NASA research aircraft.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rogerssmith is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rogerssmith is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13196 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 CE8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 5.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.979 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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