(12659) Schlegel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 1973 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
The brothers August Wilhelm (1767-1845) and Friedrich (1772-1829) Schlegel, both famous writers, philologists and teachers at the University of Jena, were leaders of the German early Romantic period and editors of its journal Athenaeum.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schlegel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schlegel is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12659 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 UR5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 9.70 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 2.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.919 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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