(17771) Elsheimer Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 March 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Adam Elsheimer (1578-1610) was a German painter who influenced many other artists, including Rembrandt and Rubens. The Flight into Egypt showed for the first time our galaxy in a painting. Hendrick Goult made engravings of seven of Elsheimer's paintings and these were crucial in spreading Elsheimers' influence.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Elsheimer is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elsheimer is 3.70 au from the Sun and 4.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	17771
Provisional designation	1998 EA13
Orbit class	Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	8.69 km (#5,998 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.0850
Rotation period	16.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.96
Orbital period	5.88 years
Semi-major axis	3.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.81 – 3.71 au
Eccentricity	0.138
Inclination	2.26°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.79 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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