(282897) Kaltenbrunner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 2007 by W. Ries at Altschwendt.
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (b. 1970), Austrian mountaineer, was the first woman to climb all fourteen “eight-thousanders” without utilizing supplementary oxygen. Kaltenbrunner's first 8000-meter conquest was Cho Oyo in 1998, her last was K2 in 2011.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kaltenbrunner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaltenbrunner is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 282897 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 GK28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 2.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.