(235852) Theogeuens Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 January 2005 by E. W. Elst at Uccle.

Theophile (Theo) Geuens (b. 1944) was a friend of the discoverer. He is a lecturer in human sciences, a psychotherapist, a coach and a mediator.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #7, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Theogeuens is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Theogeuens is 2.85 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number235852
Provisional designation2005 AX27
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.57 km (#16,134 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0610
Absolute magnitude (H)16.57
Orbital period4.62 years
Semi-major axis2.77 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.61 – 2.94 au
Eccentricity0.0601
Inclination4.95°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.62 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 14 January 2005

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