(26821) Baehr Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1988 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
George Baehr (1666-1738) was a famous architect of the Baroque period. His masterpiece, the Frauenkirche in Dresden (1726-1734), is a centrally planned monumental Protestant church provided with a massive stone dome. This city landmark was destroyed in 1945 and is now being rebuilt.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Baehr is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baehr is 3.29 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26821 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 FM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.6 km (#3,002 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.129 |
| Rotation period | 6.90 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.89 |
| Orbital period | 5.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 9.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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