(12240) Droste-Hulshoff Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 August 1988 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Annette Freiin von Droste-Hülshoff (1797-1848) was one of the most prominent German poets of her time. Her poems are frequently rooted in the landscape of her Westphalian home. Her prose writing in part anticipates civic realism in Germany. Her later work culminated in the poems Mondesaufgang and Durchwachte Nacht.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Droste-Hulshoff is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Droste-Hulshoff is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12240 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 PG2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.221 |
| Inclination | 3.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.836 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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