(435950) Bad Konigshofen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 February 2009 by F. Hormuth at Calar Alto.
The city of Bad Königshofen is a spa town in the Franconian part of the Grabfeld region in Bavaria, Germany. The earliest known mention of it is from the year 741 CE, but settlements existed much earlier. It still preserves many remains of an impressive star-shaped fortress from the early 18th century.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bad Konigshofen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bad Konigshofen is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 435950 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 DL10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.37 km (#14,295 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.15 |
| Orbital period | 5.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 28.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.