(8058) Zuckmayer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named for Jewish playwright Carl Zuckmayer (1896-1977). He wrote many comedies, his most famous play being Der Hauptmann von Köpenik. As a young soldier he took part in World War I. His plays were later banned in Germany, so he emigrated to Austria and in 1938 moved via Switzerland to the U.S. During 1940--1946 he earned his living on a farm. There he wrote the much-discussed drama Des Teufels General. Although he returned to Germany in 1947, he lived in Switzerland from 1958 onward.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zuckmayer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zuckmayer is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8058 |
| Provisional designation | 3241 T-3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.01 km (#10,599 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Rotation period | 4.80 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Inclination | 2.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.767 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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