(103770) Wilfriedlang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 February 2000 by Kandler, J., Lehmann, G. at Drebach.
Wilfried Lang (b. 1951) is a German engineer, who has been responsible for the development of Zeiss Planetariums for four decades.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wilfriedlang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wilfriedlang is 3.31 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 103770 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 DP1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.97 km (#10,678 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 16.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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