(10656) Albrecht Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
German astronomer Carl Theodor Albrecht (1843-1915) was influential in setting up the International Latitude Service. He became the first head of the ILS when it was established in 1899 at the Prussian Geodetic Institute, Potsdam.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Albrecht is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Albrecht is 3.45 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10656 |
| Provisional designation | 2213 T-1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.06 km (#7,574 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.323 |
| Rotation period | 14.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.91 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0845 |
| Inclination | 8.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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