(340980) Bad Vilbel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 March 2007 by U. Suessenberger at Bergen-Enkheim.
The city of Bad Vilbel is a spa town with many mineral springs in midwestern Germany, bordering on northern Frankfurt. The Bergen-Enkheim Observatory is located in Bad Vilbel.Naming citation (20121228/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bad Vilbel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bad Vilbel is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 340980 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 EJ171 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 7.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.