(16705) Reinhardt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 1995 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Austrian stage director and theater manager Max Reinhardt (Max Goldmann, 1873-1943) worked mainly in Berlin and Vienna. He was a cofounder of the “Salzburger Festspiele”. His productions of classic dramas caused an enormous stir. In 1933 he emigrated from Germany.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Reinhardt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Reinhardt is 2.25 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16705 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 EO8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.20 km (#14,715 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.396 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0987 |
| Inclination | 7.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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