1953 Rupertwildt, provisionally designated , is an asteroid from the outer region of the
asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, located roughly between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars. It contains a great many solid, irregularly shaped bodies, of many sizes, but much smaller than planets, c ...
, approximately 22 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 29 October 1951, by the
Indiana Asteroid Program
The Indiana Asteroid Program was a photographic astronomical survey of asteroids during 1949–1967, at the U.S. Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana. The program was initiated by Frank K. Edmondson of Indiana University using a 10-inc ...
of Indiana University at its
Goethe Link Observatory
The Goethe Link Observatory, observatory code 760, is an astronomical observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States. It is owned by Indiana University and operated by the Indiana Astronomical Society https://iasindy.org/about.html, which eff ...
, Indiana, United States, and named after astronomer
Rupert Wildt
Rupert Wildt (; June 25, 1905 – January 9, 1976) was a Germany, German-United States, American astronomer.
He was born in Munich, German Empire, Germany, and grew up in that country during World War I and its aftermath. In 1927 he was award ...