(26119) Duden Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 October 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Philologist Konrad Duden (1829–1911), for a time a schoolmaster in Thuringia, was renowned for his trailblazing Vollständiges Orthographisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (1880). The “Duden”, which has since gone through more than 20 revised editions, is the basis for uniform orthography in the German-speaking world.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #15, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Duden is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Duden is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26119 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 TN7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.224 |
| Inclination | 2.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.856 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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