(26074) Carlwirtz Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 1977 by H.-E. Schuster at La Silla.
German astronomer Carl Wilhelm Wirtz (1875-1939) worked at the Strasbourg and Kiel observatories. An untiring observer noted also for his orbit computations for comet D/1766 G1, he was the first, in 1924, to show statistically the existence of a redshift-distance relationship for spiral nebulae.Naming citation (20040928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carlwirtz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carlwirtz is 1.94 au from the Sun and 1.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26074 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 TD |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.55 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.02 |
| Orbital period | 2.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.65 – 1.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0889 |
| Inclination | 31.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.753 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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