(207763) Oberursel Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 October 2007 by Kling, R., Zimmer, U. at Taunus.

Oberursel is a German town in the federal state of Hessen. The town was first mentioned as “Ursella” in 791. It is the home of the second discoverer and is located close to the Taunus Observatory, where this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Oberursel is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oberursel is 3.40 au from the Sun and 4.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number207763
Provisional designation2007 TP23
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.2
Orbital period5.23 years
Semi-major axis3.01 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.62 – 3.41 au
Eccentricity0.131
Inclination3.20°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.63 au

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

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