(243094) Dirlewanger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 September 2007 by R. Apitzsch at Wildberg.
Wolfgang Dirlewanger (b. 1953) leads a dental clinic in Nagold, Germany.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-10-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dirlewanger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dirlewanger is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 243094 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 RU8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 1.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.874 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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