(8827) Kollwitz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 August 1988 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Named for the distinguished German graphic artist and sculptor Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945). She studied art in Berlin and Munich and was married to a physician. She became a professor and a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts in 1919 but was ousted in 1933. In her pictures, woodcuts, lithographs and sculptures, Kollwitz represented the destitution and misery of the poor, the unhappy fate of poor mothers and children, and the death of young men in war. She was deeply influenced by the tragedies of both world wars and the horrors of fascism, always hoping for a peaceful and humane society.Naming citation (19981005/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kollwitz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kollwitz is 2.17 au from the Sun and 2.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8827 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 PO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 5.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.958 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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