(15264) Delbruck Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
German-born biophysicist Max Delbrück (1906-1981), who moved to the U.S. in 1937, was a cofounder of modern molecular biology and virus research. In 1969 he was a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in medicine for the discovery of the genetic recombination of bacteriophages. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Delbruck is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Delbruck is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15264 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TU11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.82 km (#9,201 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 2.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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