(10764) Rubezahl Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
The Silesian mountain goblin Rübezahl is master of the Riesengebirge. He teases the wanderer, gives presents to the poor and guards the treasures within the mountains. The first Rübezahl legends were collected in 1662 by J. Praetorius in his Daemonologia Rubinzalii Silesii.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rubezahl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rubezahl is 3.06 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10764 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TK13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.54 km (#7,064 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.154 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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