(142408) Trebur Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 September 2002 by M. Kretlow at Trebur.

Trebur is a small town in Germany, located about 15 km southwest from Frankfurt Airport. Trebur is the home of the Michael Adrian Observatory, at which this object was discovered with a 1.24-m telescope, currently the largest privately financed telescope in Germany open to the public.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Trebur is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsTreburTrebur

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Trebur is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number142408
Provisional designation2002 SU27
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.36
Orbital period3.87 years
Semi-major axis2.47 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.22 – 2.71 au
Eccentricity0.0993
Inclination6.52°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.22 au

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

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