(10745) Arnstadt Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 January 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.

Arnstadt is a town in Thuringia with a 1300-year history. The young J. S. Bach was an organist here during 1703-1707. The town is home to the priceless doll's town “Mon plaisir”, the life-work of princess Auguste Dorothea von Schwarzburg-Arnstadt.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Arnstadt is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsArnstadtArnstadt

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arnstadt is 3.21 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10745
Provisional designation1989 AK6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)13.71
Orbital period5.63 years
Semi-major axis3.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.10 – 3.23 au
Eccentricity0.0217
Inclination8.40°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.09 au

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

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