(13610) Lilienthal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 1994 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
The German engineer Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896) explored the aerodynamics of the flight of birds. Beginning in 1891, he flew more than 2000 times with homemade gliders, with his last flight ending in a fatal crash. With his brother Gustav (1849-1933), he conducted experiments that provided important knowledge about flight.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lilienthal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lilienthal is 2.43 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13610 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TS16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.56 km (#13,786 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.241 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 5.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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