(243097) Batavia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 2007 by R. Gierlinger at Gaisberg.
The fort of Batavia (Castro Batava) was a Roman frontier fort (1st to 5th century AD) in the area of Passau in Bavaria, Germany. The name was derived from Batavia, the Germanic mercenaries stationed there by the tribe of the Batavians. From Batavia developed the present name Passau.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-08-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Batavia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Batavia is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 243097 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 RF16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.14 km (#14,865 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0380 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0319 |
| Inclination | 6.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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