(229440) Filimon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 2005 by W. Ries at Altschwendt.
Erwin Filimon (b. 1959) is a well-known Austrian amateur astronomer and long-term Chairman of the Astronomischer Arbeitskreis Salzkammergut, one of Austria's largest astronomical societies. His passion is the documentation of fireballs.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-02-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Filimon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Filimon is 2.59 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 229440 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 UE6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.32 km (#16,572 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.300 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0367 |
| Inclination | 21.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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