(7584) Ossietzky Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 April 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.

Where Ossietzky is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ossietzky is 3.10 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7584
Provisional designation1991 GK10
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.96 km (#8,992 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.286
Rotation period2.73 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.31
Orbital period4.90 years
Semi-major axis2.89 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.67 – 3.10 au
Eccentricity0.0734
Inclination3.26°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.69 au

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

Also discovered on 9 April 1991

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