(13982) Thunberg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Carl Peter Thunberg (1743-1828), one of the last pupils of Linnaeus, is considered the greatest botanist of his time. In 1770 he joined Dutch botanists on a journey to Japan. In the Cape area of South Africa, he collected more than 3000 new species. He wrote the first guide to Japanese flora, which made him famous in Japan.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Thunberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Thunberg is 3.22 au from the Sun and 4.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13982 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 RB3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.70 km (#9,390 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.342 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 0.553° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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