(13086) Sauerbruch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 April 1992 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
German surgeon Ernst Ferdinand Sauerbruch (1875-1951) devised many improvements in surgical procedures, including the so-called pressure-difference procedure in thoracic surgery. He devised artificial limbs that move voluntarily after amputation by using the muscles of the stump.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sauerbruch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sauerbruch is 2.87 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13086 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 HS4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.2 km (#4,484 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 9.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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