(11485) Zinzendorf Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1988 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Nikolaus Ludwig Graf von Zinzendorf (1700-1760) was counsellor at the court of his native town of Dresden (1721-1727). He settled Bohemian exiles at his Saxonian estate and founded the “Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine” there. He is known for his pedagogic work and hymns, and he stood for tolerance and missionary work.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zinzendorf is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zinzendorf is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11485 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RW3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.74 km (#6,839 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.107 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 1.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Nikolaus
All asteroids named after someone called Nikolaus
Also discovered on 8 September 1988
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- (5119) Imbrius
- (5326) Vittoriosacco
- (5509) Rennsteig
- (6002) Eetion
- (6440) Ransome
- (6442) Salzburg
- (6824) Mallory
- (7280) Bergengruen
- (10740) Fallersleben
- (11854) Ludwigrichter
- (11855) Preller
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- (3540) Protesilaos
- (3802) Dornburg
- (3808) Tempel
- (3826) Handel
- (3917) Franz Schubert
- (3941) Haydn
- (3943) Silbermann
- (3954) Mendelssohn
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