(310652) Hansjorgdittus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 February 2002 by Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey at Cima Ekar.
Hansjörg Dittus (b. 1957) is a German physicist. From 2011 to 2021 he was Executive Board Member for Space Research and Technology at the DLR. He supported the realization of MASCOT, the German-French Surface Scout for the Japanese Hayabusa2 mission that landed on (162173) Ryugu in 2018.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hansjorgdittus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hansjorgdittus is 2.89 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 310652 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CX316 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.16 |
| Orbital period | 5.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0544 |
| Inclination | 8.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.