(5489) Oberkochen Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 January 1993 by Kushida, Y., Muramatsu, O. at Yatsugatake.

Where Oberkochen is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oberkochen is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5489
Provisional designation1993 BF2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.1 km (#3,685 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.258
Rotation period5.62 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.52
Orbital period4.26 years
Semi-major axis2.63 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.15 – 3.10 au
Eccentricity0.181
Inclination14.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.20 au

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

Also discovered on 17 January 1993

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