(295471) Herbertnitsch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 2008 by at Vallemare Borbona 115895 Casulli, V. S..
Herbert Nitsch (b. 1970) is an Austrian freediver who holds a men's world records in no-limits apnea at 214 m.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-08-27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Herbertnitsch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Herbertnitsch is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 295471 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 QM11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.244 |
| Inclination | 1.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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