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Discovery[1]
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| Discovered by | Freimut Börngen and Lutz D. Schmadel |
| Discovery site | Tautenburg |
| Discovery date | September 20, 1993 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 11573 |
| Named after | Hermann von Helmholtz |
| Alternate name(s) | 1993 SK3 |
| Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
| Ap | 4.1231 |
| Peri | 2.3719 |
| Semi-major axis | 3.24755 |
| Eccentricity | 0.269618 |
| Orbital period | 2137.62 |
| Mean anomaly | 170.201 |
| Inclination | 2.261 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 310.89 |
| Argument of peri | 128.082 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
11573 Helmholtz (1993 SK3) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on September 20, 1993 by Freimut Börngen and Lutz D. Schmadel at Tautenburg.[1] It is one of very few asteroids located in the 2 : 1 mean motion resonance with Jupiter.[3]
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