(69287) Gunthereichhorn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1990 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Günther Eichhorn (b. 1945) is a German-American astronomer who developed and managed the Astrophysics Data System from 1992-2007. For this work he was awarded the 2008 Award for Services in Astronomy from the Royal Astronomical Society.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-09-28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gunthereichhorn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gunthereichhorn is 1.95 au from the Sun and 0.955 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 69287 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TW10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.88 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 5.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.927 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Gunther
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