(38203) Sanner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 June 1999 by Medkeff, J., Healy, D. at Junk Bond.
Glen Sanner is co-author of the two-volume Night Sky Observer's Guide. A member of the Huachuca Astronomy Club, he delights in showing stars and constellations to young people at the club's star parties.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sanner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sanner is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38203 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 MJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.81 km (#13,199 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.279 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 5.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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