(652031) Szczepaniak Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 September 2013 by M. Å»oÅnowski M. Kusiak at Tincana.
Grzegorz Szczepaniak (b. 1970) is a Polish mountain tourist guide working in Żywiec. In 2023 he became The Ambassador of the city of Żywiec, for his active promotion of the region. He is also a vice-president of the Babiogórski Branch of the Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #5, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Szczepaniak is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Szczepaniak is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 652031 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 RS104 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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