(152559) Bodelschwingh Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.

Beginning in 1872, Friedrich von Bodelschwingh (1831-1910) headed the Bethel welfare institution in Bielefeld based on respect for the worth of every individual. This grew into the biggest German Protestant social undertaking. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20070601/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Bodelschwingh is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bodelschwingh is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	152559
Provisional designation	1990 TM13
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	3.54 km (#13,849 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.204
Rotation period	34.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.95
Orbital period	4.66 years
Semi-major axis	2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.98 – 3.60 au
Eccentricity	0.290
Inclination	18.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.05 au

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

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