(96206) Eschenberg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1992 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
The Eschenberg Observatory, near Winterthur in Switzerland, was founded in 1979 and attracts 3000 visitors a year. Since 1998 the public observatory has undertaken scientific tasks, especially observations of asteroids.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-06-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eschenberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eschenberg is 3.38 au from the Sun and 3.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 96206 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SU17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.58 km (#9,598 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0820 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 3.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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