(322574) Werckmeister Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 18 August 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Andreas Werckmeister (1645-1706) was an organist and a music theorist. He described the Werckmeister temperament, a tuning system for keyboards.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #10, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Werckmeister is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Werckmeister is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 322574 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 AS2 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.60 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.375 |
| Inclination | 6.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.599 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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