(9052) Uhland Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 October 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.

Named for the German poet Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787-1862), best known for lyric poetry and ballads in which historical and legendary themes dominate, and which were set to music by well-known composers. Uhland is the most famous representative of Swabian Romanticism. In his lifetime, his “Gedichte” (1815) were printed in 42 editions. He also engaged himself in political issues, and in 1848-49 was a member of the Frankfurt parliament.Naming citation (19981005/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Uhland is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Uhland is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	9052
Provisional designation	1991 UJ4
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	8.09 km (#6,480 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.0680
Rotation period	76.5 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.22
Orbital period	3.87 years
Semi-major axis	2.46 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.01 – 2.92 au
Eccentricity	0.185
Inclination	2.20°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.00 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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