(264020) Stuttgart Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 2009 by E. Schwab at Tzec Maun.
Stuttgart is the capital city of the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg. The Stuttgart Observatory, operated by the association Schwäbische Sternwarte, and the Carl Zeiss Planetarium are heavily involved in astronomical public education.Naming citation (20120207/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stuttgart is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stuttgart is 2.23 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 264020 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 QS1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 6.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.