(9909) Eschenbach Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Wolfram von Eschenbach (1168-1220) was, with von Aue and Gottfried von Strassburg, one of the greatest poets of medieval times. Beginning as a song writer, he later wrote three great epics: Parzifal, with the fragmentarian Gralsepos of Chrèstien de Troyes as a basis, and the two unfinished works Titurel and Willehalm.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Eschenbach is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eschenbach is 2.13 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	9909
Provisional designation	4355 T-1
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	3.40 km (#14,214 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.460
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.98
Orbital period	3.60 years
Semi-major axis	2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.96 – 2.73 au
Eccentricity	0.164
Inclination	4.32°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.971 au

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

Also discovered on 26 March 1971

More named asteroids discovered by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.

All 958

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