(85299) Neander Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 1994 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Headmaster of a Latin school, Joachim Neander (1650-1680) wrote the words to the ecumenical hymn Praise to the Lord, the Almighty. The Neander Valley, near Düsseldorf, also spelled Neanderthal, is named after him. It was where the anthropoid Homo neanderthalensis [primigenius] was found in 1856.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Neander is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Neander is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85299 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TM16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 2.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.939 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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