(397279) Bloomsburg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 2006 by J. Masiero at Mauna Kea.
The town of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, is home to Bloomsburg University and the home town of H. K. Hartline (1903-1983), winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1967.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-02-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bloomsburg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bloomsburg is 3.04 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 397279 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 RF118 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0790 |
| Inclination | 14.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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