(69228) Kamerunberg Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
The 4040-m active volcano Mount Cameroon (called Kamerunberg in German) is situated in Cameroon near the Gulf of Guinea.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kamerunberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kamerunberg is 2.03 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 69228 |
| Provisional designation | 5173 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 23.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.57 |
| Orbital period | 2.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0695 |
| Inclination | 22.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.832 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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