(5195) Kaendler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named after Johann Joachim Kaendler (1706–1775), sculptor and porcelain-modeler at the Meissen Porcelain Manufacture. Kaendler was the first to develop the fine baroque porcelain figures, which are still imitated today.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kaendler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaendler is 1.91 au from the Sun and 0.930 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5195 |
| Provisional designation | 3289 T-1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.34 km (#11,971 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.283 |
| Rotation period | 5.34 hours |
| Spectral type | Sl |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 3.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.872 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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