(175208) Vorbourg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 2005 by M. Ory at Vicques.
In the twelfth century the knights of Telsperg erected two castles in Vorbourg to control the road leading to Basel. The ruins of the higher castle and a square tower, with the famous chapel “Notre-Dame”, are still visible today. Vorbourg is well known to the inhabitants of Delemont, of whom the discoverer is one.Naming citation (20081113/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vorbourg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vorbourg is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 175208 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 GA14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 2.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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