(295565) Hannover Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 September 2008 by Karge, S., Schwab, E. at Taunus.
Hannover, the capital city of the German federal state of Niedersachsen, is the birthplace of the astronomers Caroline Herschel and her brother Friedrich Wilhelm, the discoverer of Planet Uranus. The Volkssternwarte Geschwister Herschel Hannover is heavily involved in astronomical public education.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hannover is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hannover is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 295565 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 SL83 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 7.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.