(279723) Wittenberg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 1991 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
Wittenberg, situated in Saxony-Anhalt, was the centre of the Reformation. Its five-hundredth anniversary will be celebrated in 2017. Martin Luther, Philipp Melanchton and Lukas Cranach all worked in the town. Luther's Ninety-Five Theses were posted there.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wittenberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wittenberg is 3.33 au from the Sun and 4.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 279723 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 RM3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.299 |
| Inclination | 3.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.798 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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