(305660) Romyhaag Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 January 2009 by F. Hormuth at Calar Alto.

Romy Haag (b. 1951) is a singer, actress and show star who started her career at the famous “Alcazar” in Paris. In the 1970s she opened the legendary cabaret “Chez Romy Haag” in Berlin, where celebrities such as Freddie Mercury, Mick Jagger and David Bowie were regular guests.Naming citation (20120207/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Romyhaag is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Romyhaag is 2.21 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number305660
Provisional designation2009 BJ73
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.01 km (#17,028 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0520
Absolute magnitude (H)17.18
Orbital period4.04 years
Semi-major axis2.54 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.13 – 2.95 au
Eccentricity0.160
Inclination15.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.12 au

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

Also discovered on 29 January 2009

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