(234292) Wolfganghansch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 December 2000 by T. Pauwels at Uccle.
Wolfgang Hansch (b. 1954) is the founder and managing director of experimenta in Heilbronn, Germany. Founded in 2007, experimenta is Germany's largest science center. Hansch is an author, editor and lecturer, and has published numerous publications on geological and popular sciences.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #13, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wolfganghansch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wolfganghansch is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 234292 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 YL8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 4.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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