(118173) Barmen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 April 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Incorporated into Wuppertal, Barmen was the meeting place of a Synod in 1934 that formulated the Barmen Declaration. Its six articles defined protestant opposition to the National-Socialist ideology and became the guide of the German Confessing Church.Naming citation (20061109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Barmen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barmen is 3.44 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 118173 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 GZ10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.27 km (#6,326 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0340 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 3.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.220 |
| Inclination | 12.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 11 April 1991
- (5405) Neverland
- (5750) Kandatai
- (6862) Virgiliomarcon
- (20006) Albertus Magnus
- (29204) Ladegast
- (39540) Borchert