(367488) Aloisortner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 April 2009 by R. Gierlinger at Gaisberg.

Alois Ortner (b. 1938) is an optician and amateur astronomer, who started studying optics and building cameras as a child. He has an excellent reputation as a fine optician and consultant for optical needs.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-03-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Aloisortner is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aloisortner is 2.22 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number367488
Provisional designation2009 GR2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.92
Orbital period3.46 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.84 – 2.74 au
Eccentricity0.196
Inclination3.10°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.829 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Alois

Also discovered on 14 April 2009

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