(48434) Maxbeckmann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 October 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
German painter and printmaker Max Beckmann (1884-1950) depicted the tragic events of the twentieth century. He ultimately settled in the United States. Masterpieces of his art are the triptychs The Actors, Carnival and Argonauts.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maxbeckmann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maxbeckmann is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48434 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 UN7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.50 km (#9,709 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0840 |
| Inclination | 1.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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