(8268) Goerdeler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1987 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Named in memory of Carl Friedrich Goerdeler (1884-1945), mayor of the towns of Königsberg and Leipzig, respectively (1920-1937). Early on he opposed the fascist dictatorship. After the outbreak of World War II, he became the leading force behind a Resistance group of conservative-minded Germans, planning a coup d´état against the fascist leader through contacts with a military opposition. Goerdeler's main goal was to restore and institutionalize a state of law. In September 1944, he was condemned to death by the Volksgerichtshof.Naming citation (19980411/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Goerdeler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Goerdeler is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8268 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 SQ10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.84 km (#6,743 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0950 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.59 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0466 |
| Inclination | 5.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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