(13993) Clemenssimmer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
Clemens Simmer (b. 1954), a German meteorologist, works on radiative transport theory and remote sensing for meteorological applications.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Clemenssimmer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Clemenssimmer is 2.43 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13993 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FN9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.66 km (#15,935 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.300 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0522 |
| Inclination | 4.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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