(557396) Crailsheim Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 March 2012 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala.

The city of Crailsheim was founded in 1338 and is located on the river Jagst in southern Germany. The Johanneskirche and other towers form the tourist attraction Türme an der Jagst (Towers of the Jagst). The local Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium is a center for student research in astronomy and participates in IASC.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Crailsheim is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Crailsheim is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number557396
Provisional designation2014 UO154
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.97
Orbital period4.50 years
Semi-major axis2.73 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.62 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.0377
Inclination10.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.65 au

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

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