(2306) Bauschinger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 August 1939 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Bauschinger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bauschinger is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2306 |
| Provisional designation | 1939 PM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.4 km (#2,293 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.130 |
| Rotation period | 21.7 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0617 |
| Inclination | 4.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 August 1939
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- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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