(32855) Zollitsch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1992 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Robert Zollitsch (b. 1938) is the archbishop of Freiburg and, since 2008, chairman of the German Roman Catholic conference of bishops. He used a little telescope for many years. Name proposed by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20110715/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zollitsch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zollitsch is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32855 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SF17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.97 km (#10,663 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0310 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.78 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 2.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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