(59389) Oskarvonmiller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1999 by Kornos, L., Toth, J. at Modra.
Oskar von Miller (1855-1934) was a German engineer and founder of Deutsches Museum München. He managed and built the then-largest high pressure hydroelectric power station and proposed the world's first projection planetarium, MODEL I (1925). Name suggested by the Deutsches Museum München.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Oskarvonmiller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oskarvonmiller is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 59389 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FF21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 7.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 24 March 1999
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