(117156) Altschwendt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 2004 by W. Ries at Altschwendt.
Altschwendt is a rural village in the northwestern part of Austria. The rural environment with little light pollution provides exceptional conditions for astronomical observation. This is the first numbered minor planet discovered at the Altschwendt observatory.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Altschwendt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Altschwendt is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 117156 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 QV7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.32 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0817 |
| Inclination | 3.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.