(5478) Wartburg Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 October 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.

Where Wartburg is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsWartburgWartburg

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wartburg is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5478
Provisional designation1989 UE4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period8.55 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.84
Orbital period4.06 years
Semi-major axis2.54 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.18 – 2.91 au
Eccentricity0.144
Inclination8.03°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.21 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 23 October 1989

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