(10747) Kothen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 February 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Köthen is a Saxon-Anhaltian town. J. S. Bach was the princely conductor there during 1717-1723, becoming the friend and travel attendant of the art-loving duke Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen. In Köthen Bach composed most of his chamber music, including all six Brandenburg concerti.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kothen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kothen is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10747 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 CW7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.69 km (#15,882 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.425 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 3.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.989 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.