(7099) Feuerbach Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 April 1996 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Where Feuerbach is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsFeuerbachFeuerbach

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Feuerbach is 3.52 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7099
Provisional designation1996 HX25
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.9 km (#3,738 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0880
Absolute magnitude (H)13.06
Orbital period5.59 years
Semi-major axis3.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.74 – 3.56 au
Eccentricity0.130
Inclination2.23°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.73 au

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

Also discovered on 20 April 1996

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