(8847) Huch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
Named in honor of the German novelist and poet Ricarda Huch (1864-1947). Born into a prosperous commercial family, she earned a doctorate in history in Zurich in 1891, afterwards working as a librarian and teacher. In 1897 she decided to become a writer. Her novels and stories depict historical figures and events. She was a critic of the fascist regime, and her last unfinished work was to portray the German resistance movement. In 1933, she retired from the Prussian Academy of Arts. Name proposed by the first discoverer.Naming citation (19981005/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Huch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Huch is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8847 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TO3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.75 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.65 |
| Orbital period | 4.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0302 |
| Inclination | 1.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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