(7256) Bonhoeffer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 1993 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Bonhoeffer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bonhoeffer is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7256 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 VJ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.81 km (#10,992 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.121 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.94 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.49 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 4.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.