(5658) Clausbaader Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 February 1950 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Clausbaader is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Clausbaader is 2.62 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5658
Provisional designation1950 DO
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.4 km (#3,924 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0710
Absolute magnitude (H)13.27
Orbital period4.57 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.61 – 2.90 au
Eccentricity0.0531
Inclination2.80°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.61 au

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

Also discovered on 17 February 1950

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