(10801) Luneburg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1992 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Lüneburg is one of the richest Hanse towns, more than 1000 years old. J. S. Bach was a schoolboy there during 1700-1703. The six minor planets (10745), (10746), (10747), (10774), (10775) and (10801) are being named on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of Bach's death.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Luneburg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luneburg is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10801 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SK26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.46 km (#14,061 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.337 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.34 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 4.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 September 1992
- (7188) Yoshii
- (7250) Kinoshita
- (8377) Elmerreese
- (8378) Sweeney
- (8382) Mann
- (8526) Takeuchiyukou
- (10351) Seiichisato
- (11074) Kuniwake
- (11075) Donhoff
- (11915) Nishiinoue
- (12329) Liebermann
- (13561) Kudogou