(7908) Zwingli Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Named in memory of Ulrich Zwingli (1484–1531), Swiss reformer of the church. He was originally a Catholic priest, but under the influence of the books of Erasmus and Luther he felt the need for reform. In 1523 he broke with the bishop, married and became a fervent puritan. For him the holy communion was only a symbolic celebration, and in this respect he did not agree with Luther. Zwingli died in a fight against the Catholic cantons as a clergyman of the reformed soldiers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #1, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Zwingli is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zwingli is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	7908
Provisional designation	4192 T-1
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	3.97 km (#12,804 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.281
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.33
Orbital period	3.60 years
Semi-major axis	2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.05 – 2.65 au
Eccentricity	0.127
Inclination	3.62°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.04 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Ulrich

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Also discovered on 26 March 1971

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