(85317) Lehar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1995 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Composer Franz Lehár (1870-1948) created a new style of Viennese operetta. In 1905, he achieved worldwide success with The Merry Widow, The Land of Smiles, and other operettas followed. Several of his works were filmed.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lehar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lehar is 3.24 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85317 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 BB16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.262 |
| Inclination | 6.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.943 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.