(256813) Marburg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 February 2008 by Schwab, E., Kling, R. at Taunus.
Marburg is a German city, first mentioned in 1138. A castle and Germany's oldest gothic church dominate the medieval cityscape. In 1527 the oldest protestant university in the world was founded, which has operated the Marburg Observatory (later renamed Gerling Observatory) since 1841.Naming citation (20111012/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marburg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marburg is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 256813 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 CW116 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.31 |
| Orbital period | 4.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0303 |
| Inclination | 8.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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