(10245) Inselsberg Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

The Inselsberg, at 900 m, is one of the peaks of the Thüringer Wald mountain range.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Inselsberg is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Inselsberg is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10245
Provisional designation6071 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)13.36
Orbital period4.64 years
Semi-major axis2.78 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.52 – 3.04 au
Eccentricity0.0929
Inclination8.90°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.53 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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