(5493) Spitzweg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named after Carl Spitzweg (1808–1885), German painter of the Biedermeier art period. His anecdotal and humoristic paintings mostly criticize his time through fine irony. Spitzweg travelled a lot through Europe, and his later work shows the influence of the coming impressionists.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Spitzweg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Spitzweg is 2.04 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5493 |
| Provisional designation | 1617 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 3.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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