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73640 Biermann

asteroid
Place asteroid Q2610571

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +24
Follows
(73639) 1977 EL7[6]
Followed by
(73641) 1977 UK3[7]
Absolute magnitude
14.3, 14.46[16][17]
Albedo
0.061
Apoapsis
2.805345807569076
Argument of periapsis
283.0, 283.6570888005878
Diameter
6.054
Discoverer or inventor
Hans-Emil Schuster[2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025
Longitude of ascending node
96.4, 96.25910319647014[21][22]
Mean anomaly
330.3, 140.8155312413823
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[8]
Named after
Ludwig Biermann[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.08, 0.07774696349435649[14][15]
Orbital inclination
23.5, 23.57603773400242[18][19]
Orbital period
1533.920387811705[20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[9]
Periapsis
2.400599377325459
Provisional designation
1977 RM, 1999 XH174[10][11]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
2.602972592447268[23]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
European Southern Observatory, La Silla Observatory[3][4]
Time of discovery or invention
September 5, 1977[12]
Time of periapsis
2460400.5005158563
🏷️ Also known as
en 73640 Biermann en Biermann de (73640) Biermann fa سیارک 73640 fa سیارک ۷۳۶۴۰ ru Biermann ru Бирман ru (73640) 1977 RM ru 1977 RM ru 1999 XH174 ru (73640) Biermann ru (73640) Бирман uk 73640 Biermann uk 73640 Бірманн zh 小行星73640
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y0_d5
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20073640
Minor Planet Center body ID
73640

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🔗 Connections
Site of astronomical discovery 2
European Southern Observatory, La Silla Observatory
Discoverer or inventor 1
Hans-Emil Schuster
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
(73641) 1977 UK3
Followed by (predecessor) 1
(73641) 1977 UK3
Follows 1
(73639) 1977 EL7
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
Ludwig Biermann
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
(73639) 1977 EL7
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Summary

73640 Biermann is an asteroid[1].

Related Entities

European Southern Observatory

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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