(19162) Wambsganss Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1990 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Joachim Wambsganss (b. 1961) is a German astronomer and since 2004 has been the seventh director in the long history of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut. His main interests cover the fields of gravitational lensing, cosmology and extrasolar planets. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20041126/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wambsganss is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wambsganss is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19162 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TZ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.84 km (#9,156 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.188 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0861 |
| Inclination | 2.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (19993) Gunterseeber
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