(207385) Maxou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 2005 by P. Kocher at Marly.
Despite refusal of credit for a new building at Freiburg University, Max “Maxou” Aebischer (1914-2009) succeeded in getting it built with the help of private funds---a risky undertaking in his position as director of the education department. Aebischer also reorganized primary and middle schools in Freiburg.Naming citation (20091004/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maxou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maxou is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 207385 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 RU4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.17 km (#6,415 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 24.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.