(79138) Mansfeld Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 1991 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
Mansfeld is a German town, situated at the border of the Harz Mountains. Martin Luther spent his childhood and youth in this town between 1484 and 1497.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mansfeld is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mansfeld is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 79138 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 RS4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.236 |
| Inclination | 1.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.815 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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