(11313) Kugelgen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1994 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Gerhard von Kügelgen (1772-1820) and his son Wilhelm (1802-1867) were prominent German painters. The former portrayed Goethe and Schiller. The latter wrote the famous memoirs Jugenderinnerungen eines alten Mannes , a witty report on the civil and courtly life of the early nineteenth century.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kugelgen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kugelgen is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11313 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 GE10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.00 km (#12,749 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.253 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0407 |
| Inclination | 1.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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