(128627) Ottmarsheim Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 September 2004 by C. Rinner at Ottmarsheim.
A city in the Alsace region of France, Ottmarsheim is well known for its eleventh-century abbey, which is the oldest building in Alsace. The abbey's octagonal shape is unique. Located on the Rhine border with Germany and Switzerland, Ottmarsheim is the third largest river port in France.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ottmarsheim is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ottmarsheim is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 128627 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 RM8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.62 km (#9,553 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 5.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 4.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.