(9908) Aue Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Hartmann von Aue (c. 1160-1210) was educated in a cloister and took part in the crusade of Barbarossa. He wrote epic works Erec, Iwein amd Der arma Heinrich after the model of Chrèstien de Troyes. He also created minstrel songs.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aue is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aue is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9908 |
| Provisional designation | 2140 T-1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.94 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0548 |
| Inclination | 2.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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