(12694) Schleiermacher Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 March 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (1768-1834), German philosopher and Protestant theologian, worked in Halle and Berlin. He contributed to theology, ethics, science, hermeneutics and aesthetics. His main philosophical work is the Dialektik (1839), but he is also known for his translations of Plato.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schleiermacher is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schleiermacher is 3.47 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12694 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 EJ6 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.52 km (#6,137 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.93 |
| Orbital period | 5.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.98 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0827 |
| Inclination | 0.511° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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