(290001) Uebersax Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 2005 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Robert Uebersax (b. 1963) is a Swiss amateur astronomer. He is a member of the Société jurassienne d´astronomie.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Uebersax is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Uebersax is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 290001 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 PP16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.08 |
| Orbital period | 5.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.225 |
| Inclination | 17.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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