(99861) Tscharnuter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 July 2002 by S. F. Hoenig at Palomar.
Werner M. Tscharnuter (b. 1945) has made major contributions to the fields of star formation, protoplanetary disks, stellar dynamics and Saturn's rings. He also has an interest in celestial mechanics, particularly with regard to the evolution of the Koronis family, to which this minor planet probably belongs.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tscharnuter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tscharnuter is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 99861 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 OV24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.35 |
| Orbital period | 4.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0480 |
| Inclination | 3.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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