(104896) Schwanden Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 May 2000 by J. Kandler at Drebach.
The village of Schwanden is part of Sigriswil, in the canton of Berne. In 2000 the Swiss teacher Theo Gyger (b. 1939) founded a public observatory and planetarium in the village.Naming citation (20091202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Schwanden is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schwanden is 3.15 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 104896 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 JL5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.55 km (#13,839 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.169 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0742 |
| Inclination | 19.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.