(9413) Eichendorff Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1995 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Named for the Silesian poet Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788-1857). He studied philosophy and law in Halle and Heidelberg. From 1816 to 1844, he was in the Prussian civil service. The most popular writer among the German romanticists, he sings of nature, walking, the woods and the night. The highlights of his work, some of which have been set to music, include “In einem kühlen Grunde”, “O Täler weit, o Höhen”, “Wer hat dich, du schöner Wald”). His most beautiful short story is “Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts”.Naming citation (19990202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eichendorff is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eichendorff is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9413 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SQ54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.77 km (#9,275 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Rotation period | 13.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 4.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.887 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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