(8130) Seeberg Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 1976 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Named for the Seeberg Observatory, situated upon a well-marked hill close to the town of Gotha. In the time of the duke Ernst II von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (1745-1804) and the astronomer F. X. von Zach, it was an important center for astronomy. The first meeting of European astronomers took place at the Seeberg Observatory in August 1798. This naming honors the 200th anniversary of that conference, as well as the 1998 International Spring Meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft in Gotha, held on the occasion of this anniversary. Name endorsed by P. Brosche.Naming citation (19980411/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Seeberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seeberg is 3.90 au from the Sun and 4.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8130 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 DJ1 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 23.6 km (#1,811 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Rotation period | 38.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.83 |
| Orbital period | 8.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 4.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.47 – 4.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 5.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.