(501132) Runkel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 March 2011 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala.
Runkel is a German town in the Lahn Valley, at the natural border between the Taunus and the Westerwald mountain ranges. Runkel's first documented mention came in 1159. Name suggested by students from the Johann-Christian-Senckenberg School in Germany.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-11-17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Runkel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Runkel is 2.54 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 501132 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 TJ35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0727 |
| Inclination | 5.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.