(12291) Gohnaumann Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 June 1991 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Gottfried O. H. Naumann (b. 1935) is the director of the Universitäts-Augenklinik in Erlangen-Nürnberg and president of the International Council of Ophthalmology. He is considered one of the foremost ophthalmologists in the world and has received many honors.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gohnaumann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gohnaumann is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12291 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 LJ2 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.3 km (#3,597 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0990 |
| Rotation period | 3.22 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.83 |
| Orbital period | 5.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.99 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0725 |
| Inclination | 7.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.98 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Gottfried
All asteroids named after someone called Gottfried
Also discovered on 6 June 1991
- (5337) Aoki
- (8856) Celastrus
- (9340) Williamholden
- (11056) Volland
- (11900) Spinoy
- (12292) Dalton
- (12718) Le Gentil
- (12719) Pingre
- (13523) Vanhassel
- (15742) Laurabassi
- (21064) Yangliwei
- (85185) Lederman
More named asteroids discovered by E. W. Elst
- (3631) Sigyn
- (3784) Chopin
- (3870) Mayre
- (3903) Kliment Ohridski
- (3910) Liszt
- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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