(204873) FAIR Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 2007 by Schwab, E., Kling, R. at Taunus.
The Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) is an international science center for studying the building blocks of matter and the evolution of the universe. FAIR is a system of particle accelerators located at the Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where FAIR is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: FAIR is 2.31 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 204873 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 SW1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 2.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.