(58095) Oranienstein Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Oranienstein is a German baroque castle on the Lahn river near Diez.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Oranienstein is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oranienstein is 3.93 au from the Sun and 4.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58095 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 SN |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.1 km (#4,061 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.52 |
| Orbital period | 7.95 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.51 – 4.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 2.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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