(9329) Nikolaimedtner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951) was a Russian composer and pianist of Baltic ancestry. He created three concertos and 14 sonatas for piano and numerous piano cycles and lieder. He is the author of The Muse and the Fashion.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nikolaimedtner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nikolaimedtner is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9329 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 EO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.11 km (#12,478 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.346 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0920 |
| Inclination | 5.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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