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10242 Wasserkuppe

Asteroid
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Absolute magnitude H
15.04
Semi-major axis
2.423 au
Eccentricity
0.1535
Inclination
2.05°
Orbital period
3.778 y
Rotation period
8.768 h

Also known as

4 identifiers

1024210242 Wasserkuppe (2808 P-L)10242 WasserkuppeWasserkuppe

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Otto Matic
ClassMBA
Semi-major axis a2.423 au
Eccentricity e0.1535
Inclination i2.05°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q2.051 / 2.8 au
Period1,380 d (3.778 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M179.83° / 312.37° / 39.72°
Earth MOID1.07 au
Absolute magnitude H15.04
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period8.768 h
Spectral type—
Observation arc1960-09-24 → 2026-04-13 · 3,121 observations

Provenance

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/10242-wasserkuppe · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.