(239716) Felixbaumgartner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 January 2009 by R. Gierlinger at Gaisberg.
Felix Baumgartner (b. 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, extreme athlete and BASE jumper. He is known for his record-breaking free-fall parachute jump from an altitude of 39 km in 2012.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Felixbaumgartner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Felixbaumgartner is 2.82 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 239716 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 BF12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 5.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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