(454419) Hansklausreif Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 May 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Hans-Klaus Reif (b. 1949) has built very large high-precision shutters that are used with CCD cameras at ground-based observatories around the world. His shutters enable large cameras in telescopes at La Palma, Kitt Peak, Haleakala, Paranal and Palomar Observatory.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-03-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hansklausreif is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hansklausreif is 2.41 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 454419 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 NJ58 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.15 km (#16,842 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.35 |
| Orbital period | 4.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0699 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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