(17597) Stefanzweig Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 1995 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Austrian Stefan Zweig (1881-1941), biographer, essayist and writer, communicated with world figures and had great confidence in the good strengths of humanity. His books were translated into more than 20 languages. Having emigrated in 1934, he suffered from being abroad and eventually committed suicide.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stefanzweig is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stefanzweig is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17597 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 EK8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.13 km (#10,384 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0726 |
| Inclination | 2.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 March 1995
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- (13149) Heisenberg
- (14940) Freiligrath
- (16705) Reinhardt
- (65769) Mahalia
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