(52334) Oberammergau Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 March 1992 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.

Oberammergau, situated in the Bavarian Alps, is the festival place of a famous Passion Play, according to tradition held every 10 years since 1634. It is produced entirely with local villagers taking all the parts and singing in the chorus.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Oberammergau is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oberammergau is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number52334
Provisional designation1992 FS3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.06 km (#10,511 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0610
Absolute magnitude (H)15.49
Orbital period3.73 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.10 – 2.71 au
Eccentricity0.127
Inclination3.01°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.12 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 30 March 1992

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