(38643) Scholten Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Alex Scholten (b. 1962) is a Dutch amateur astronomer, former chair of the Working Group on Comets of the Royal Netherlands Association for Meteorology and Astronomy, and is a leading member of the Dutch Meteor Society. He has published extensively on the visual observation of meteors and comets.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Scholten is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scholten is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38643 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 NZ19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 3.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.952 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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