(134348) Klemperer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 October 1992 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Victor Klemperer (1881-1960), son of a rabbi, was a professor of philology in Dresden. Suspended, he kept a diary from 1933 to 1945 that is a unique day-to-day account of life under the Nazi tyranny. It was translated into English and filmed.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Klemperer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Klemperer is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 134348 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UX9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.54 km (#11,552 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0380 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.59 |
| Orbital period | 4.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.274 |
| Inclination | 5.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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