(85198) Weltenburg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1991 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
The famous Benedictine Abbey in Weltenburg on the Danube is the oldest monastery in Bavaria. It was founded around 600 CE and the monks have brewed beer there since 1050. It is the world's oldest monastic brewery.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Weltenburg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Weltenburg is 3.32 au from the Sun and 4.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85198 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 TC6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.83 km (#10,944 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.158 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 5.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 8.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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