(10949) Konigstuhl Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
The Königstuhl is the second highest mountain (570 m) of the Odenwald, south of the Neckar. Two famous astronomical institutes, the Landessternwarte and the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, are situated near the top.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Konigstuhl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Konigstuhl is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10949 |
| Provisional designation | 3066 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.0 km (#5,075 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0324 |
| Inclination | 12.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.