17737 Sigmundjähn
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17737 Sigmundjähn is a main belt asteroid
with an orbital period
of 1385.3202995 days (3.79 years). It was discovered 1998 by J. Kandler at a small observatory in Drebach
in Saxony, Germany and was named after Sigmund Jähn
, the first German in space, who originated from that area.
The asteroid was discovered on January 27, 1998.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
with an orbital period
Orbital period
The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object.When mentioned without further qualification in astronomy this refers to the sidereal period of an astronomical object, which is calculated with respect to the stars.There are several kinds of...
of 1385.3202995 days (3.79 years). It was discovered 1998 by J. Kandler at a small observatory in Drebach
Drebach
Drebach is a municipality in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany....
in Saxony, Germany and was named after Sigmund Jähn
Sigmund Jähn
Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn is a German pilot who became the first German to fly in space as part of the Soviet Union's Interkosmos program.-Biography:Jähn was born in Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz, in the Vogtland district of Saxony, Germany...
, the first German in space, who originated from that area.
The asteroid was discovered on January 27, 1998.