(27764) von Flue Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 September 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Niklaus von Flüe (1417–1487), councilor, judge, mystic and father of ten children, saved Switzerland from decay several times by his political intervention. In 1467 he left his family and positions and became a hermit.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where von Flue is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: von Flue is 3.09 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27764 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 RV40 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.67 km (#9,450 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.199 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0646 |
| Inclination | 2.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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