(266711) Tuttlingen Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 August 2009 by Kling, R., Zimmer, U. at Taunus.

Tuttlingen is a German city in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, first mentioned in 797. It is the native city of the first discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Tuttlingen is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tuttlingen is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number266711
Provisional designation2009 QX38
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.33
Orbital period4.04 years
Semi-major axis2.54 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.10 – 2.97 au
Eccentricity0.170
Inclination7.86°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

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

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