(4549) Burkhardt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named in honor of Gernot Burkhardt (1951– ), astronomer at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut in Heidelberg. Burkhardt is an expert in computer hardware and a skilled programmer whose work is close to indispensable to almost all of his colleagues. He also serves as an editor of Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts and is responsible for the rather complex data handling procedures. Name proposed and citation prepared by L. D. Schmadel.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Burkhardt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Burkhardt is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4549 |
| Provisional designation | 1276 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 2.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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