(243073) Freistetter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 April 2007 by A. Knofel at Drebach.
Florian Freistetter (b. 1977) is an astronomer and science writer. He has written popular science books and articles, and he established the German-speaking science blog Astrodicticum Simplex.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Freistetter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Freistetter is 3.51 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 243073 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 HT3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.18 km (#7,433 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0310 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.11 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 30.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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