(6164) Gerhardmuller Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 September 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Named in memory of academician Gerhard Friedrich Müller (Miller, according to traditional spelling in Russian; 1705–1783), first rector of St. Petersburg University and editor of the first Russian academic journal. He is considered the father of St. Petersburg's historical school, and his works were the foundation for research on the history, ethnography, archaeology and geography of Russia and Siberia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Gerhardmuller is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gerhardmuller is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	6164
Provisional designation	1977 RF2
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	4.91 km (#10,784 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.149
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.75
Orbital period	3.37 years
Semi-major axis	2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.81 – 2.68 au
Eccentricity	0.193
Inclination	4.83°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.801 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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