(6718) Beiglbock Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 October 1990 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.

Named in honor of Wolf D. Beiglböck (b. 1939), German mathematician and professor at the University of Heidelberg. His main research as a mathematical physicist ranges from the theory of Lie groups and harmonic analysis to a discussion of the equations of motion of extended bodies in the framework of Einstein's gravitation theory. For 30 years, Beiglböck has served as scientific advisor to Springer-Verlag in Heidelberg. He is the founder and co-editor of the well-known series “Lecture Notes in Physics” and “Texts and Monographs in Physics”. His persistent support made it possible to realize the publication of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Name proposed and citation prepared by the first discoverer.Naming citation (19981208/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Beiglbock is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beiglbock is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	6718
Provisional designation	1990 TT12
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.91
Orbital period	4.98 years
Semi-major axis	2.92 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.74 – 3.10 au
Eccentricity	0.0617
Inclination	1.54°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.72 au

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

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