(218901) Gerdbuchholz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 2007 by R. Apitzsch at Wildberg.
Gerhard Buchholz (b. 1950) provides medical care as a specialist in internal medicine for his patients, including the discoverer, in the southern German city of Nagold.Naming citation (20091202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gerdbuchholz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gerdbuchholz is 3.41 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 218901 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 EC10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.99 |
| Orbital period | 5.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 2.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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