(18360) Sachs Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
Hans Sachs (1494-1576), master of the shoemaker guild in Nuremberg from 1520, is the most important German poet of the sixteenth century. He was immortalized in Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. More than 6000 of his works have been handed down to posterity.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sachs is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sachs is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18360 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TF9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 8.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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