(10248) Fichtelgebirge Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
The Fichtelgebirge is a compact mountain range east of the city of Bayreuth. The highest mountain is the Schneeberg (1050 m). It is a popular skiing area.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fichtelgebirge is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fichtelgebirge is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10248 |
| Provisional designation | 7639 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.04 km (#7,598 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0740 |
| Rotation period | 45.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 4.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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