(13559) Werth Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 1992 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Hildegard Werth (b. 1950) is an experienced TV journalist with the large German TV system ZDF. Besides her duties within the news service department she likes the sciences and the stars.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Werth is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Werth is 3.22 au from the Sun and 4.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13559 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 RD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.3 km (#4,410 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0950 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.34 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Hildegard
All asteroids named after someone called Hildegard
Also discovered on 4 September 1992
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- (9060) Toyokawa
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- (10114) Greifswald
- (12323) Haeckel
- (21109) Sunkel
- (21110) Karlvalentin
- (65708) Ehrlich