(48492) Utewielen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1992 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Ute Wielen (b. 1934) has worked in astronomy for more than 50 years. She was an assistant observer at the Babelsberg Observatory. She later worked as a programmer at astronomical institutes in Berlin and Heidelberg, and is the coauthor of many books on the history of astronomy.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Utewielen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Utewielen is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48492 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SS17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0293 |
| Inclination | 1.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Ute
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- (22348) Schmeidler
- (24749) Grebel
- (24750) Ohm
- (29250) Helmutmoritz
- (30883) de Broglie
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