(182044) Ryschkewitsch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 2000 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Michael Ryschkewitsch (b. 1951) of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), served as the NASA Headquarters Chief Engineer and then as the Head of the APL Space Department for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ryschkewitsch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ryschkewitsch is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 182044 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CV109 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.203 |
| Inclination | 0.390° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.901 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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