(96506) Oberosterreich Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 July 1998 by E. Meyer at Linz.
Oberösterreich is one of the nine federal states of Austria and one of the most important industrial areas of Austria today. Its capital is Linz, where Johannes Kepler lived from 1612 to 1626 and discovered his third law in 1618. Since 1918 the name Oberösterreich has been official.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Oberosterreich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oberosterreich is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 96506 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 OR4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.97 km (#12,824 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.102 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.12 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 16.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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