(13682) Pressberger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 1997 by Meyer, E., Raab, H. at Linz.
Rudolf Pressberger (b. 1942) invented an improved telescope fork mount, named the “Austria Mount”. First released in 1986, it features a right-ascension axis built inside the fork, works without ball bearings and uses friction drives. Using this design, Pressberger also built a 1.0-m Ritchey-Chrétien telescope himself.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pressberger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pressberger is 2.92 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13682 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 PG3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.60 km (#6,067 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0951 |
| Inclination | 2.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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