(316527) Jurgenoberst Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jürgen Oberst (b. 1955) is a German planetary scientist expert in the field of remote sensing. He is Professor for Planetary Geodesy at the Technical University Berlin and has led the Planetary Geodesy Department of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for 14 years.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jurgenoberst is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jurgenoberst is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 316527 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 VW201 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 26.6° |
| 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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