(8382) Mann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1992 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Named in memory of Heinrich (1871-1950) and Thomas Mann (1875-1955), born in the Hanseatic town of Lübeck, both prominent German writers and social critics. In 1930, Heinrich became director of the section “Art of Creative Writing” of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. Thomas received the 1929 Nobel Prize for literature. After emigrating in 1933, they later settled in the United States.Naming citation (19980610/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mann is 2.28 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8382 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SQ26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.04 km (#12,632 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.130 |
| Rotation period | 67.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 4.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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