(9610) Vischer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1992 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
Named for Peter Vischer the Elder (c. 1460-1529), the greatest German brass-caster master in the Middle Ages. Ledgers, tombs, artistic parcloses, baptismal fonts and statues made of bronze from his workshop in Nürnberg can be found throughout Germany. His father and sons also worked in this foundry. His masterpiece is the world-renowned Sebaldusgrab in St. Sebald church at Nürnberg, made during 1508-1519. Name proposed by the first discoverer.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vischer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vischer is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9610 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 RQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.6 km (#4,769 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 3.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.249 |
| Inclination | 2.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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