(9913) Humperdinck Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921) was first assistant to Richard Wagner. Later he traveled throughout Europe and Northern Africa and became a teacher in different conservatories and art academies. His greatest success was the opera Hänsel und Gretel, which remains a favorite today, with its folksong melodies.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Humperdinck is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Humperdinck is 1.96 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9913 |
| Provisional designation | 4071 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.98 km (#8,960 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 4.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.972 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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