(118172) Vorgebirge Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 1989 by M. Geffert at La Silla.
The Vorgebirge foothills west of the Rhine extend from Bonn to Cologne.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vorgebirge is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vorgebirge is 3.61 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 118172 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 GU6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 3.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.359 |
| Inclination | 14.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.815 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (6552) Higginson
- (6553) Seehaus
- (6775) Giorgini
- (13028) Klaustschira
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