(18203) Schorghofer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Norbert Schörghofer (b. 1971) is an Austrian-born planetary scientist who studies physical processes on the surfaces of small bodies, the Earth, the Moon, and Mars. His research focuses on processes involving water-ice evolution in the surface and subsurface. He is a Participating Scientist on NASA’s Lucy mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schorghofer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schorghofer is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18203 |
| Provisional designation | 2837 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.47 km (#16,323 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.318 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.19 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0943 |
| Inclination | 3.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Norbert
All asteroids named after someone called Norbert
Also discovered on 24 September 1960
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- (1744) Harriet
- (1776) Kuiper
- (1777) Gehrels
- (1795) Woltjer
- (1808) Bellerophon
- (1809) Prometheus
- (1810) Epimetheus
- (1811) Bruwer
- (1812) Gilgamesh
- (1846) Bengt
- (1868) Thersites