(90712) Wittelsbach Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
Wittelsbach is a castle ruin near Aichach in Bavaria. It is the ancestral seat of the German dynasty of the Wittelsbacher, which ruled Bavaria for more than 800 years. The dynasty was divided into the Bavarian branch and the Palatine (main) branch, which was the source of Bavarian kings from 1908 to 1918.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wittelsbach is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wittelsbach is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90712 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TE13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.39 km (#9,899 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Rotation period | 9.95 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.34 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.240 |
| Inclination | 8.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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