(157640) Baumeler Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 December 2006 by P. Kocher at Marly.
Martin Baumeler (b. 1936) is a skilled artisan who devised techniques for installing the telescope and coelostat at the Observatoire R. A. Naef, where this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Baumeler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baumeler is 3.56 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 157640 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 XS80 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 5.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 9.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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