(10734) Wieck Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1988 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Clara Josephine Wieck (1819-1896) was a German child prodigy and by 1835 had established a reputation as a pianist throughout Europe. In 1840 she married the famous composer Robert Schumann. She has left us a beautiful piano concerto, chamber music, songs and many pieces for solo piano.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wieck is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wieck is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10734 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 CT4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.39 km (#5,490 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.167 |
| Rotation period | 10.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.08 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0585 |
| Inclination | 9.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Clara
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Also discovered on 13 February 1988
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- (5956) d'Alembert
- (6036) Weinberg
- (6439) Tirol
- (6598) Modugno
- (6956) Holbach
- (9313) Protea
- (10506) Rydberg