(65675) Mohr-Gruber Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 January 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Curate Joseph Mohr (1792-1848) and his organist Franz Xaver Gruber (1789-1863) are the creators of the carol Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (“Silent Night! Holy Night!”), which was first heard on Christmas Eve in 1818 in Oberndorf near Salzburg.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mohr-Gruber is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mohr-Gruber is 3.60 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 65675 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 AG6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 2.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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