(10746) Muhlhausen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
In Carolinian times the Thuringian town of Mühlhausen was the haunt of emperors and kings. It became a Reichstadt in 1180 and a member of the Hanse in 1418. J. S. Bach was an organist here during 1707-1708. The intact city is a jewel of town planning in medieval times.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Muhlhausen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Muhlhausen is 2.47 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10746 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 CE6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.33 km (#9,992 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.392 |
| Rotation period | 11.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.33 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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