(29736) Fichtelberg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 January 1999 by J. Kandler at Drebach.
With its altitude of 1214 meters above sea level, the Fichtelberg is the highest mountain on the Saxon side of the Erzgebirge. Oberwiesenthal, the highest situated German town, lies at the foot of the mountain.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #11, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fichtelberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fichtelberg is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29736 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 BE7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.01 km (#17,029 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.526 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0557 |
| Inclination | 7.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 January 1999
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- (29737) Norihiro
- (31429) Diegoazzaro
- (31431) Cabibbo
- (35683) Broumov
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- (79900) Coreglia
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