(178294) Wertheimer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer (1894-1957) was an Austrian lawyer, journalist and historian. For ten years he was a supervisor for the League of Nations in Geneva. In 1940 he emigrated to the U.S. and was involved in the establishment of the United Nations. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wertheimer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wertheimer is 2.52 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 178294 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TA12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.250 |
| Inclination | 3.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.858 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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