(48470) Wedemeyer Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1991 by K. J. Lawrence at Palomar.
Carrie Wedemeyer (b. 1974) is an American teacher within the Glendale (California) unified school district (GUSD). She runs the GUSD robotics program and tournament with competition in robot design, performance, and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) presentation.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wedemeyer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wedemeyer is 1.69 au from the Sun and 1.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48470 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 TC2 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 10.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 2.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.69 – 2.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 25.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.756 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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