(117506) Wildberg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 2005 by R. Apitzsch at Wildberg.
Since 2000 the city of Wildberg, in the northern part of Germany's Black Forest, has hosted the discoverer's observatory, which is dedicated to confirmation of near-Earth objects and research on minor planets generally.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wildberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wildberg is 2.44 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 117506 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 CO25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 4.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.887 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.