(8282) Delp Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 September 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Named in memory of the German theologian Alfred Delp (1907-1945). Beginning in 1942, he was a member of the illegal “Kreisauer Kreis”, a group of political conservatives who worked to eliminate the Nazi regime. With this group, Delp collaborated on a first draft of a Christian social order for his country. Following the 1944 attempt on the fascist leader's life, he was condemned to death and executed in February 1945.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Delp is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Delp is 3.47 au from the Sun and 4.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8282 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 RR40 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.9 km (#4,640 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0860 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.52 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 0.494° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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