(11338) Schiele Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 October 1996 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M. at Klet.

Egon Schiele (1890-1918), Austrian expressionist painter noted for the eroticism of his figurative works, lived and worked in Český Krumlov from 1907 to 1917.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Schiele is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSchieleSchiele

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schiele is 2.40 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11338
Provisional designation1996 TL9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.20 km (#8,634 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0600
Absolute magnitude (H)14.93
Orbital period3.52 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.88 – 2.74 au
Eccentricity0.186
Inclination4.87°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.869 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Egon

Also discovered on 13 October 1996

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