(576373) Wolfgangbusch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 2012 by ESA OGS at ESA OGS.
Wolfgang Busch (b. 1927), formerly a high school teacher, is a German optics expert and telescope maker, specializing in the restoration of historical telescopes. In the 1970s, he developed the Halb-Apochromaten-Bausatz, an oil-spaced triplet-lens kit for amateurs. Name suggested by C. Liefke.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #2, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wolfgangbusch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wolfgangbusch is 2.69 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 576373 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 QX2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0553 |
| Inclination | 3.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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