(18396) Nellysachs Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1992 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
Lyric poet Nelly Sachs (1891-1970), coming from a Jewish family in Berlin, escaped abroad in 1940 and became a Swedish citizen. In her work she grappled with the fate of the Jewish people. She shared the Nobel prize for literature in 1965. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nellysachs is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nellysachs is 2.05 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18396 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SN2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 2.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.964 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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