(23477) Wallenstadt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 November 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Wallenstadt (in German, Walenstadt) is one of the greater lakes in Switzerland. Franz Liszt dedicated one of his compositions for piano to this beautiful lake.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wallenstadt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wallenstadt is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23477 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 WS1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.46 km (#9,782 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.259 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| 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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