(11899) Weill Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 April 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
The German-American composer Kurt Weill (1900-1950) was born in Dessau. The Dreigroschenoper (“The Threepenny Opera”, 1928), written with Brecht, was a revolution in the musical theatre. In 1935, he emigrated to New York and became a highly successful composer on Broadway.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Weill is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Weill is 3.19 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11899 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 GJ10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.1 km (#3,700 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Rotation period | 30.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.16 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.08 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0299 |
| Inclination | 9.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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