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Designations
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| MPC designation | 9253 |
| Named after | Hermann Oberth |
| Alternate name(s) | 1171 T-1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8327053 |
| Peri | 1.9553251 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1832445 |
| Orbital period | 1352.9719212 |
| Mean anomaly | 224.82109 |
| Inclination | 7.27614 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 199.92615 |
| Argument of peri | 138.25065 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
9253 Oberth (1171 T-1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 1971 Mar. 25 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels.