(9331) Fannyhensel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Fanny Hensel (1805-1847) was the sister of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and wife of painter Wilhelm Hensel. She was an accomplished composer of lieder, chamber music and choral pieces. She also composed an oratorio.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fannyhensel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fannyhensel is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9331 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QM9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.60 km (#13,694 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.215 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0581 |
| Inclination | 4.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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