(378917) Stefankarge Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 2008 by E. Schwab at Tzec Maun.
Stefan Karge (b. 1963), an amateur astronomer since childhood, is heavily involved in astronomical public education and is an enthusiastic observer of active quasars. He has discovered numerous minor planets at the Taunus Observatory of the Physikalischer Verein and at the Tzec Maun Observatory.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stefankarge is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stefankarge is 3.30 au from the Sun and 4.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 378917 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 UP91 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.95 |
| Orbital period | 5.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 5.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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