(302542) Tilmann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 July 2002 by M. Meyer at Palomar.
Tilmann Arne Meyer (b. 2006) is the son of the discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tilmann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tilmann is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 302542 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 NG57 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.12 km (#16,897 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0360 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.222 |
| Inclination | 2.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.