(85215) Hohenzollern Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1992 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
Hohenzollern, originally Zollern, is a castle on a mighty mountain cone (855 m) of the same name in the Swabian Alps. It is the ancestral seat of the Hohenzollern dynasty, which reigned for 900 years. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hohenzollern is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hohenzollern is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85215 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SD14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 4.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.