(296950) Robertbauer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 2010 by WISE at WISE.
A. Robert Bauer, Sr., MD (1897-1984) successfully combined oxygen, heat, humidity and ease of nursing care in 1931 to create the first modern neonatal intensive care unit-grade incubator. Roughly one in eight infants are born prematurely, and many of them have benefited from Bauer's invention.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Robertbauer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robertbauer is 3.48 au from the Sun and 4.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 296950 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 EJ19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.06 km (#10,494 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.6 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 30.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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