(10775) Leipzig Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 January 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
The Saxon city of Leipzig has a great number of splendid sights. J. S. Bach worked as cantor in the Thomaskirche from 1723 to his death in 1750.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leipzig is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leipzig is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10775 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 AV2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.17 km (#14,791 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.255 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 1.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 January 1991
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- (6396) Schleswig
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- (9336) Altenburg
- (9854) Karlheinz
- (10774) Eisenach
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- (30836) Schnittke
- (30837) Steinheil
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