(293809) Zugspitze Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 2007 by Karge, S., Kling, R. at Taunus.
Zugspitze, located in the Alps, is the highest mountain (2962 m) in Germany.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-05-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zugspitze is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zugspitze is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 293809 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 RD162 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 6.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.