(12318) Kastner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 April 1992 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
German writer and journalist Erich Kästner (1899-1974) wrote witty, sociocritical and satiric poems, and amusing novels, comedies, plays and scripts. His captivating children's books became world famous.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kastner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kastner is 3.41 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12318 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 HD7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.49 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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