(145566) Andreasphilipp Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 July 2006 by C. Rinner at Ottmarsheim.
Named for Andreas Philipp (b. 1965), a very active German amateur astronomer and founder of the Schurwaldsternwarte in Aichwald and an astronomical foundation in Hausen ob Verena. He has initiated a project for the digitalization of old astronomical atlases and plates.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andreasphilipp is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andreasphilipp is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 145566 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 ON10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.30 km (#10,046 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0300 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.34 |
| Orbital period | 4.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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