(30827) Lautenschlager Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 October 1990 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.

Manfred Lautenschläger (b. 1938), lawyer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, is a great supporter of arts and natural sciences. A patron and honorary senator of the Heidelberg University, he donated a children's hospital and supported numerous projects through his charitable trust foundation.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Lautenschlager is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lautenschlager is 2.68 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number30827
Provisional designation1990 TE2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.38
Orbital period3.64 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.04 – 2.69 au
Eccentricity0.138
Inclination3.97°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Manfred

Also discovered on 10 October 1990

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