(398045) Vitudurum Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 March 2009 by M. Griesser at Winterthur.
Vitudurum was a Roman neighborhood that was built around 1 CE in today's district of Oberwinterthur in the Swiss city of Winterthur. From 294 CE, a fort protected the settlement from raids by the Alemanni. Name suggested by Sina Lautenschlager.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vitudurum is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vitudurum is 3.02 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 398045 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 FN19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.6 |
| Orbital period | 4.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 14.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.