(8055) Arnim Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Achim (Ludwig Joachim) von Arnim (1781-1831) is one of the well-known German Romantics. Although he studied law and natural sciences, he dedicated his life to literature, especially German literature. With his friend Brentano he published about 600 German folksongs in Des Knaben Wunderhorn. German poets from the “Heidelberger Romantik”, such as the brothers Grimm, Tieck and Runge, worked together with Arnim and Brentano.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Arnim is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arnim is 3.69 au from the Sun and 4.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	8055
Provisional designation	5004 P-L
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	8.36 km (#6,255 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.159
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.96
Orbital period	5.29 years
Semi-major axis	3.04 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.36 – 3.71 au
Eccentricity	0.223
Inclination	11.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.37 au

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

Also named after someone called Ludwig

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Also discovered on 17 October 1960

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