(9873) Freundlich Inner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 April 1992 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.

Erwin Finlay Freundlich (1885–1964) was a German astronomer at Berlin Observatory and responsible for the building of the Einsteinturm solar telescope at Potsdam. He later became professor of astronomy at the University of St. Andrews. His research included experimental verification of Einstein's general theory of relativity.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #1, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Freundlich is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Freundlich is 1.80 au from the Sun and 1.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	9873
Provisional designation	1992 GH
Orbit class	Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	5.39 km (#9,907 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.220
Rotation period	2.93 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.81
Orbital period	2.54 years
Semi-major axis	1.86 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.72 – 2.00 au
Eccentricity	0.0761
Inclination	19.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.715 au

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

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