(15724) Zille Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
Graphic artist and photographer Heinrich Zille (1858-1929) portrayed the milieu of ordinary Berliners in the streets, working-class quarters and fairgrounds. His popular pictures appeared in several magazines. His sociocritical illustrations united comedy and tragedy in a unique way. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zille is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zille is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15724 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TW3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.72 km (#13,395 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Rotation period | 5.00 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 5.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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