(410928) Maidbronn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 2009 by B. Haeusler at Maidbronn.
Maidbronn is a small village in northern Bavaria, Germany. The village was first mentioned in 1169, and a Cistercian convent from 1232-1581 has been preserved in parts. The church contains a stone relief of the Lamentation of Christ, an important late work by Tilman Riemenschneider, dated from 1519-1522.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maidbronn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maidbronn is 3.18 au from the Sun and 4.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 410928 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 ST242 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.59 |
| Orbital period | 4.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.207 |
| Inclination | 7.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.