(8108) Wieland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1995 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Named for the author Christoph Martin Wieland (1733-1813), a representative of the Rococo period, as well as of the German Enlightenment. Founder of modern German storytelling prose, he translated the works of Shakespeare and other writers and paved the way to the German classical period. The complete edition of his works contains 42 volumes. From 1773 to 1810 he was editor of the journal Der Teutsche Merkur. In 1772, he was appointed educator of the young Prince Carl August at the court in Weimar, where he was a highly respected member of Goethe's sphere.Naming citation (19980411/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wieland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wieland is 2.24 au from the Sun and 1.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8108 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 BC16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.51 km (#11,610 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.218 |
| Rotation period | 28.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 6.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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