(8501) Wachholz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 1990 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Burkhard Wachholz (1940-2000), a dear friend of the first discoverer, was longstanding senior chief mechanic and department head at the Institute of Physics, University of Heidelberg. His wealth of ideas and excellent craftmanship, as well as his readiness to help, were indispensable for countless projects.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wachholz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wachholz is 3.13 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8501 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TK8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.39 km (#5,489 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.200 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.97 |
| Orbital period | 5.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0684 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Burkhard
All asteroids named after someone called Burkhard
Also discovered on 13 October 1990
- (7414) Bosch
- (7580) Schwabhausen
- (7700) Rote Kapelle
- (8089) Yukar
- (10090) Sikorsky
- (11050) Messiaen
- (13954) Born
- (14871) Pyramus
- (15263) Erwingroten
- (17458) Dick
- (17459) Andreashofer
- (18359) Jakobstaude
More named asteroids discovered by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F.
- (5628) Preussen
- (6044) Hammer-Purgstall
- (6157) Prey
- (6457) Kremsmunster
- (6718) Beiglbock
- (6966) Vietoris
- (7414) Bosch
- (7586) Bismarck
- (7767) Tomatic
- (8019) Karachkina
- (8089) Yukar
- (8661) Ratzinger
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