(236111) Wolfgangbuttner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 2005 by M. Fiedler at Radebeul.
Wolfgang Büttner (1905–1998) was a German educator and sidewalk astronomer in Dresden. From 1938 he worked at Leipzig Observatory helping with the preparations of the Third Fundamental Catalogue (FK3). Later he was an educator at the Observatory in Radebeul.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wolfgangbuttner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wolfgangbuttner is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 236111 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 RW4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 5.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.795 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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