(264131) Bornim Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 October 2009 by B. Thinius at Inastars.

Bornim is a district of Potsdam, capital of the German state of Brandenburg, and is home to the Inastars Observatory where this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Bornim is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bornim is 2.12 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number264131
Provisional designation2009 UQ4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.12
Orbital period3.61 years
Semi-major axis2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 2.79 au
Eccentricity0.183
Inclination6.25°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.906 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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