(202686) Birkfellner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 February 2007 by R. Gierlinger at Gaisberg.
Wolfgang Birkfellner (b. 1970) is an Austrian medical physicist and amateur astronomer. His major interest lies in design and manufacturing of catadioptric telescope systems.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-03-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Birkfellner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Birkfellner is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 202686 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 CH54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 5.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.843 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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