(29197) Gleim Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 January 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719-1803) was secretary of the cathedral chapter at Halberstadt. He wrote odes in imitation of Horace and Anacreon, rhymed fables, romances and patriotic songs. His patronage of fledgling poets earned him the affectionate appellation of “Father Gleim”.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gleim is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gleim is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29197 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 AQ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.53 km (#16,205 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.276 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 0.0693° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (5195) Kaendler
- (6734) Benzenberg
- (7449) Dollen
- (8158) Herder
- (8203) Jogolehmann
- (8368) Lamont
- (8583) Froberger
- (9052) Uhland
- (9134) Encke
- (10749) Musaus
- (11673) Baur
All asteroids named after someone called Johann
Also discovered on 15 January 1991
- (6320) Bremen
- (6396) Schleswig
- (7873) Boll
- (9336) Altenburg
- (9854) Karlheinz
- (10774) Eisenach
- (10775) Leipzig
- (16522) Tell
- (30836) Schnittke
- (30837) Steinheil
- (55749) Eulenspiegel
More named asteroids discovered by F. Borngen
- (3181) Ahnert
- (3245) Jensch
- (3338) Richter
- (3539) Weimar
- (3540) Protesilaos
- (3802) Dornburg
- (3808) Tempel
- (3826) Handel
- (3917) Franz Schubert
- (3941) Haydn
- (3943) Silbermann
- (3954) Mendelssohn
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