(10425) Landfermann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 January 1999 by ODAS at Caussols.
Dietrich Wilhelm Landfermann (1800-1882) emphasized classical languages as a base for humanism in science and society, notably at the Landfermann-Gymnasium in Duisburg, which he headed during 1835-1841. The name was suggested by M. Hoffmann on the 200th anniversary of Landfermann's birth.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Landfermann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Landfermann is 2.60 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10425 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 BE6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.81 km (#13,191 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.254 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0746 |
| Inclination | 2.24° |
| 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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