(9336) Altenburg Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 January 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.

Named for the town of Altenburg, noted for its outstanding buildings (e.g. the theater and Lindenau Museum) and its eventful 1000-year history. It was first the palace of German kings and emperors (Ottonian, Hohenstaufen), later an imperial city and the capital of the duchy Sachsen-Altenburg. The Saxonian princes resided in this place for 600 years, until 1918. Altenburg is also renowned as the “town of playing cards”, which have been produced here for 450 years. In 1813, “Skat”, the chief card game of the Germans, was created here by impassioned players associated with the chancellor Hans Carl Leopold von der Gabelentz.Naming citation (19990202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Altenburg is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Altenburg is 2.44 au from the Sun and 1.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	9336
Provisional designation	1991 AY2
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)	15.31
Orbital period	3.36 years
Semi-major axis	2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.01 – 2.47 au
Eccentricity	0.102
Inclination	0.742°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.00 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 15 January 1991

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