(207763) Oberursel

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Asteroid
(207763) Oberursel
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  4th September 2017 ( JD 2,458,000.5)
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3.014  AU
eccentricity 0.133
Perihelion - aphelion 2.615 AU - 3.414 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.2 °
Length of the ascending node 133.4 °
Argument of the periapsis 285.6 °
Sidereal period 5.23 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.08 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 16.0 mag
history
Explorer Ute Zimmer and Rainer Kling
Date of discovery October 6, 2007
Another name 2007 TP 23
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(207763) Oberursel is an asteroid of the main outer belt , which is located between Mars and Jupiter .

It was discovered on October 6, 2007 by the German amateur astronomers Rainer Kling and Ute Zimmer from the Hans-Ludwig-Neumann-Observatory ( IAU code B01) on the Kleiner Feldberg in the Taunus .

The asteroid was named on December 10, 2011 after the town of Oberursel in Hesse , where Ute Zimmer lived.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. JPL Small-Body Database: 207763 Oberursel. In: NASA . Retrieved July 26, 2017 (English).
  2. ^ Minor Planet Circulars #. (PDF) In: Minor Planet Center . December 10, 2011, accessed July 26, 2017 .