(218752) Tentlingen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 2005 by Observatoire Naef at Marly.
Tentlingen (French: Tinterin) is the municipality of the discoverer in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. Tentlingen is first mentioned around 1200 as Tentenens.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tentlingen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tentlingen is 1.96 au from the Sun and 1.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 218752 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 VC4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.244 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.