(95247) Schalansky Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 2002 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
Judith Schalansky (b. 1980) is a German writer. She has degrees in both History of Art and Communication Design. Her book Atlas of Remote Islands was the winner of The German Arts Foundation Prize for the Most Beautiful Book of The Year.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schalansky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schalansky is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 95247 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CH52 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.00 km (#7,649 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
| Orbital period | 5.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 16.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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