(10947) Kaiserstuhl Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
The Kaiserstuhl (570 m) is an old volcanic mountain range between the Schwarzwald and the Rhine river. It has one of the mildest climates in Germany. Since Roman times the slopes of the mountains have been covered with vineyards, producing the well-known wine “Kaiserstühler”.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kaiserstuhl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaiserstuhl is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10947 |
| Provisional designation | 2061 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.81 km (#15,651 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.427 |
| Rotation period | 3.15 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 4.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.935 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 September 1960
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- (1744) Harriet
- (1776) Kuiper
- (1777) Gehrels
- (1795) Woltjer
- (1808) Bellerophon
- (1809) Prometheus
- (1810) Epimetheus
- (1811) Bruwer
- (1812) Gilgamesh
- (1846) Bengt
- (1868) Thersites