(10774) Eisenach Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 January 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Charmingly situated, Eisenach is a Thuringian town, founded in the twelfth century. J. S. Bach was born there in 1685 and lived there for his first ten years.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eisenach is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eisenach is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10774 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 AS2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.96 km (#15,315 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.291 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 4.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 January 1991
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- (6396) Schleswig
- (7873) Boll
- (9336) Altenburg
- (9854) Karlheinz
- (10775) Leipzig
- (16522) Tell
- (29197) Gleim
- (30836) Schnittke
- (30837) Steinheil
- (55749) Eulenspiegel