(241136) Sandstede Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 2007 by Karge, S., Kling, R. at Taunus.
Gerd Sandstede (b. 1929) is a chemist active in the development of fuel cells, and a former director of the Battelle Institute Frankfurt, Germany. From 1991 to 2007 he was President (and since 2007, honorary President) of the Physikalischer Verein. In 1998 he initiated the construction of the Taunus Observatory.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sandstede is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sandstede is 3.15 au from the Sun and 4.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 241136 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 QY11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.02 km (#15,152 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.111 |
| Rotation period | 442 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.277 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.880 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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