(11916) Wiesloch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1992 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
The city of Wiesloch celebrates the 1200th anniversary of its first documented mention in mid-2001. Situated some 16 km south of the famous Heidelberg-Königstuhl Observatory, it became the home town of the first discoverer more than 30 years ago.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wiesloch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wiesloch is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11916 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 ST17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.40 km (#11,845 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.159 |
| Rotation period | 16.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0646 |
| Inclination | 6.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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