(58186) Langkavel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 1991 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Arno Langkavel (b. 1938) is a former high school teacher and historian of astronomy. Over several decades he has collected information on memorial places of astronomers and published a book on these. Name proposed by the first discoverer following a suggestion from W. Dick.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-04-04), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Langkavel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Langkavel is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58186 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 RT4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.61 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0258 |
| Inclination | 2.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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