(8381) Hauptmann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1992 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Named for the dramatist and writer Gerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946), a leading personality in the field of German naturalism. His work frequently depicts social problems and the ups and downs of life, often viewed from his homeland of Silesia. Beginning in 1904, he lived on Hiddensee, a small island in the Baltic Sea, where he was also buried. Hauptmann was honored with the 1912 Nobel Prize in literature.Naming citation (19980610/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hauptmann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hauptmann is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8381 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SO24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.66 km (#9,466 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.172 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0849 |
| Inclination | 7.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 September 1992
- (5835) Mainfranken
- (5975) Otakemayumi
- (10116) Robertfranz
- (12326) Shirasaki
- (12327) Terbruggen
- (13093) Wolfgangpauli
- (14441) Atakanoseki
- (14901) Hidatakayama
- (15301) Marutesser
- (15762) Ruhmann
- (16587) Nagamori
- (16590) Brunowalter
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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