(9204) Morike Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 August 1994 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Named for the Swabian poet Eduard Mörike (1804–1875), one of the great German lyric poets. The wonders of nature were revealed to him everywhere, even in the smallest thing. More than 50 of his poems were set to music by Hugo Wolf, notably “At midnight”. His most beautiful work in prose is the short novel Mozart auf Reise nach Prag, written in a fluid, breathtaking style similar to Mozart's music.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Morike is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Morike is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9204 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PZ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.18 km (#10,283 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.261 |
| Rotation period | 80.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0625 |
| Inclination | 6.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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