(39571) Puckler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1992 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
German Herman Graf von Pückler (1785-1871), given the rank of prince in 1822, created great landscape gardens in the English style in Muskau and Branitz. He was also a popular author of travel books.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Puckler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Puckler is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39571 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SN24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.03 km (#17,011 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.391 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 5.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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