(149884) Radebeul Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 September 2005 by M. Fiedler at Radebeul.

Radebeul is a town in the Elbe valley in Saxony, Germany. The village of Radebeul was first mentioned in 1349, and it became a town on 1924 Apr. 1. The town is home to the Radebeul Public Observatory, where this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (20071124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Radebeul is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Radebeul is 3.15 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number149884
Provisional designation2005 RD9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.3
Orbital period5.32 years
Semi-major axis3.05 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.93 – 3.16 au
Eccentricity0.0380
Inclination10.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.94 au

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

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