(38827) ter Kuile Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Casper ter Kuile (b. 1954) is a Dutch amateur astronomer and a leading member of the Dutch Meteor Society. He organized and participated in photographic meteor observing campaigns, took part in the data analysis and published results on meteor showers and potential meteorite falls for many years.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where ter Kuile is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: ter Kuile is 2.33 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38827 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RQ93 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0683 |
| Inclination | 4.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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