(5194) Bottger Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Bottger is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bottger is 2.63 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5194
Provisional designation4641 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.44
Orbital period4.45 years
Semi-major axis2.71 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.58 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.0471
Inclination4.31°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.57 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

More named asteroids discovered by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.