8661 Ratzinger

8661 Ratzinger
Discovery [1]
Discovered byL. D. Schmadel
F. Börngen
Discovery siteKarl Schwarzschild Obs.
Discovery date14 October 1990
Designations
(8661) Ratzinger
Named after
Pope Benedict XVI
(Pope, chronology)[2]
1990 TA13 · 1969 US
1974 TM1 · 1992 CB1
main-belt · (outer)
Eos [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc49.86 yr (18,213 days)
Aphelion3.1158 AU
Perihelion2.9001 AU
3.0080 AU
Eccentricity0.0359
5.22 yr (1,906 days)
176.919°
0° 11m 20.04s / day
Inclination10.556°
38.061°
90.968°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions13.394±0.198[4]
4.301035±0.000002 h[5]
0.090±0.011[4]
S[6]
12.3[1]

8661 Ratzinger, provisional designation 1990 TA13, is an Eoan asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 13.4 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 14 October 1990, by German astronomers Lutz Schmadel and Freimut Börngen at the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory in Tautenburg, eastern Germany.[7] The asteroid was named after Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who became Pope Benedict XVI.[2]

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