(341317) Weisshaidinger Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 October 2007 by R. Gierlinger at Gaisberg.

Lukas Weisshaidinger (b. 1992) is an Austrian discus thrower and shot putter. He won the bronze medal for discus at both the 2018 European Championship and 2019 World Championship.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Weisshaidinger is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Weisshaidinger is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number341317
Provisional designation2007 TE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.57
Orbital period4.65 years
Semi-major axis2.78 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.32 – 3.25 au
Eccentricity0.166
Inclination8.68°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.33 au

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

Also named after someone called Lukas

Also discovered on 1 October 2007

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