(220495) Margarethe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 February 2004 by R. Apitzsch at Wildberg.
Else Margarethe Apitzsch (b. 1906) is the mother of the discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Margarethe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Margarethe is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 220495 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 DO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.237 |
| Inclination | 23.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.861 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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