(38976) Taeve Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 October 2000 by G. Lehmann at Drebach.
Gustav Adolf Schur (b. 1931), better known as Taeve, is one of the most popular German cyclists. He won the Peace Race (a cycling event held in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic) in 1955 and 1959 and became Road-Cycling World Champion in Reims (1958) and Zandvoort (1959).Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Taeve is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taeve is 2.24 au from the Sun and 2.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38976 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 UR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 5.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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