(10100) Burgel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 December 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
As detailed in his autobiography, Vom Arbeiter zum Astronomen, Bruno H. Bürgel (1875-1948), first employed as a shoemaker, became an assistant at the Urania Sternwarte in Berlin, and later the best known German popular astronomical writer of his time.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Burgel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Burgel is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10100 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 XH1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 1.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.