(85196) Halle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 1991 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
Halle (Saale) in Saxony Anhalt is a large city containing the university of Halle-Wittenberg, the academy of Art and Design, and the Franckesche foundation. It is the native town of Handel.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Halle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Halle is 2.89 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85196 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 TG3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.246 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.