(11352) Koldewey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 November 1997 by ODAS at Caussols.
Eberhard Koldewey (b. 1937), at the DLR Institute of Space Sensor Technology and Planetary Exploration, contributed to the upgrade of the Bochum telescope at the European Southern Observatory, where he participated in many observing campaigns on minor planets. The naming is on the occasion of his retirement.Naming citation (20011130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Koldewey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Koldewey is 3.70 au from the Sun and 4.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11352 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 WP22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.7 km (#3,828 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Rotation period | 6.32 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 2.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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