(15766) Strahlenberg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 January 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Philip Johan von Strahlenberg (1676-1747), a Swedish officer and geographer, was kept prisoner in 1709 at Poltawa and during 1711-1721 sent to Tobolsk, where he investigated the geography and nature of Siberia. He also studied the languages of the Tatars and Mongols.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Strahlenberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Strahlenberg is 3.23 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15766 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 BD13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.4 km (#3,293 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0940 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.01 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0488 |
| Inclination | 5.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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