(18567) Segenthau Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 September 1997 by Starkenburg at Heppenheim.
Segenthau, located in the Banat region south of the Maros river, is a small village founded in 1771 by German colonialists. It is also the childhood home of Reiner Michael Stoss, discoverer of this minor planet.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Segenthau is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Segenthau is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18567 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 SS4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.64 km (#6,034 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0380 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0672 |
| Inclination | 3.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 27 September 1997
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- (10217) Richardcook
- (13227) Poor
- (14976) Josefcapek
- (15388) Coelum
- (15905) Berthier
- (16804) Bonini
- (31134) Zurria
- (33035) Pareschi
- (35358) Lorifini
- (37785) Nougaro
- (69556) Felixdelafuente
More named asteroids discovered by Starkenburg
- (12053) Turtlestar
- (12057) Alfredsturm
- (14080) Heppenheim
- (15397) Ksoari
- (16809) Galapagos
- (16969) Helamuda
- (17855) Geffert
- (18610) Arthurdent
- (18653) Christagunt
- (21663) Banat
- (24168) Hexlein
- (27984) Herminefranz
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