(58215) von Klitzing Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1992 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
German Klaus von Klitzing (b. 1943), winner of the 1985 Nobel Prize in physics, demonstrated that under appropriate conditions the electrical resistance of a conductor varies only in the discrete jumps (quantum-Hall-effect), which are directly related to the so-called fine-structure constant.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where von Klitzing is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: von Klitzing is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58215 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SY1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.71 km (#11,200 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 6.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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