(428102) Rolandwagner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 August 2006 by B. Christophe at Saint-Sulpice.
Roland C. Wagner (1960-2012) was a French author, journalist, literary critic, translator and sometime singer, who wrote dozens of sci-fi novels. His final novel, Reves de Gloire, won several literary awards.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rolandwagner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rolandwagner is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 428102 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 QO137 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 4.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.828 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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