(431436) Gahberg Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 August 2007 by R. Gierlinger at Gaisberg.

Gahberg is a 864-m mountain close to the Alps, located near Weyregg on the lake Attersee. Since 1970, astronomers have used this mountain for observations. In 1988, an observatory was built, by the Astronomischer Arbeitskreis Salzkammergut club. The Gahberg observatory is a center for astrophotography in Europe.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-03-23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Gahberg is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gahberg is 3.23 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number431436
Provisional designation2007 QJ3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.0
Orbital period4.35 years
Semi-major axis2.66 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 3.28 au
Eccentricity0.231
Inclination11.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

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

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