(58364) Feierberg Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 June 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.

As a graduate student at the University of Arizona Michael Feierberg (b. 1955) was involved in the early work connecting C-class minor planets to carbonaceous chondritic meteorites.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Feierberg is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Feierberg is 2.65 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number58364
Provisional designation1995 MF7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.82
Orbital period4.17 years
Semi-major axis2.59 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.22 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.143
Inclination7.74°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.24 au

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

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