(69754) Mosesmendel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 June 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
German-Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786) was known for his ideas on Haskala (Jewish Enlightenment). In 1754 he met G. E. Lessing, who took him as the prototype of Nathan der Weise. Mendelssohn's Philosophische Gespräche were published anonymously by Lessing in 1755.Naming citation (20100726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mosesmendel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mosesmendel is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 69754 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 MM39 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.83 km (#9,169 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.202 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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