(10835) Frobel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 November 1993 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
The Thuringian pedagogue Friedrich Fröbel (1782-1852) was committed to the education of young children. In 1839 he founded the first nursery school, which he named Kindergarten. He created toys and tools for use by children in different age groups.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Frobel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Frobel is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10835 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 VB8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.98 km (#15,252 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.498 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0708 |
| Inclination | 7.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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