(11537) Guericke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 April 1992 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
German physicist Otto von Guericke (1602-1686) studied in Jena and was mayor of Magdeburg. He invented the air pump and centrifuge, perceiving the substantial nature of air and determining its weight. His demonstration of the atmospheric pressure by means of the Magdeburg hemispheres is well known.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Guericke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guericke is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11537 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 HY6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.98 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 4.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.858 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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