(231555) Christianeurda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 October 2008 by U. Suessenberger at Bergen-Enkheim.

Christiane-Urda Suessenberger (b. 1967), wife of the discoverer, is a dentist, as well as the caring mother of four children. Her love and support made possible the discovery of many minor planets at Bergen-Enkheim Observatory.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Christianeurda is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Christianeurda is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number231555
Provisional designation2008 TT2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.64 km (#11,350 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0360
Absolute magnitude (H)16.13
Orbital period5.00 years
Semi-major axis2.93 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.77 – 3.08 au
Eccentricity0.0540
Inclination4.03°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.76 au

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

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