(55735) Magdeburg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 1987 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Magdeburg, first recorded in 805, is situated on the Elbe river and is currently the capital of Saxony-Anhalt. It became important under emperor Otto I, who founded a cathedral there.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Magdeburg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Magdeburg is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55735 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 QV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.10 km (#6,475 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0980 |
| Rotation period | 15.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.284 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.881 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.