(69288) Berlioz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
Composer and critic Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) is known largely for his dramatic Symphonie fantastique and great Requiem. He is regarded as the founder of the Program music. His paper Traité d´instrumentation et d´orchestration modernes served as a leading handbook for later tonalists.Naming citation (20040504/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Berlioz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Berlioz is 3.23 au from the Sun and 4.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 69288 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TW11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.28 km (#8,547 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.243 |
| Inclination | 2.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.986 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Hector
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Also discovered on 11 October 1990
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