(9910) Vogelweide Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Walther von der Vogelweide (c. 1170-1230) was probably born in Niederösterreich and died near Würzburg, Germany. A famous minstrel, his portrait appears in the Manesse-Handschrift from 1320. Quite a number of his songs with several verses have been preserved.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vogelweide is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vogelweide is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9910 |
| Provisional designation | 3181 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.99 km (#8,942 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.196 |
| Rotation period | 119 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0299 |
| Inclination | 3.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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