(60006) Holgermandel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 1999 by Starkenburg at Heppenheim.
Holger Mandel (b. 1957) is a German astronomer at the Landessternwarte Heidelberg and an honorary member of the Starkenburg-Sternwarte. Mandel is the manager of the LUCIFER project, which has designed two multi-mode instruments for the Large Binocular Telescope. The name was suggested by E. Schwab.Naming citation (20100726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Holgermandel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Holgermandel is 3.16 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 60006 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TB16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.70 km (#11,234 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.183 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 17.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Holger
All asteroids named after someone called Holger
Also discovered on 13 October 1999
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- (22942) Alexacourtis
- (36187) Travisbarman
- (40764) Gerhardiser
- (121339) Otabekburkhonov
- (178534) Mosheelitzur
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- (12057) Alfredsturm
- (14080) Heppenheim
- (15397) Ksoari
- (16809) Galapagos
- (16969) Helamuda
- (17855) Geffert
- (18567) Segenthau
- (18610) Arthurdent
- (18653) Christagunt
- (21663) Banat
- (24168) Hexlein
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