(9322) Lindenau Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Named for the German scientist, statesman and promoter of the arts Bernhard August von Lindenau (1779–1854). From 1808 to 1819, he was the director of the Seeberg Observatory. He communicated closely with contemporaries such as Goethe, A. von Humboldt, von Zach, Gauss and Bessel. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, he fostered the founding of several astronomical periodicals. Lindenau was a member of numerous renowned European academies. From 1830 to 1843, he served as a high public official in the Kingdom of Saxony. He donated his art collection, including a unique collection of early Italian panel paintings, to his hometown of Altenburg to be displayed in the Lindenau Museum.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lindenau is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lindenau is 2.68 au from the Sun and 1.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9322 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 AC7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.61 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 2.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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