(90711) Stotternheim Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
Stotternheim is a village near Erfurt, where the young Martin Luther began his study. He traveled to his parents in Mansfeld. On the way back he was surprised by a heavy thunderstorm near Stotternheim. Luther vowed, if he survived, that he would become a monk.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stotternheim is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stotternheim is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90711 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TB10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.61 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 3.75° |
| 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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