(10908) Kallestroetzel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1997 by ODAS at Caussols.
Karl-Heinz Stroetzel (b. 1935), at the DLR Institute of Space Sensor Technology and Planetary Exploration, was a major contributor to the development and construction of the CCD cameras for the search programs at Caussols, Kvistaberg and Asiago. The naming is on the occasion of his retirement.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kallestroetzel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kallestroetzel is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10908 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 XH9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.2 km (#4,003 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.37 |
| Orbital period | 5.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 3.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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