(495253) Hanszimmer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 July 2013 by Kusiak, M., Zolnowski, M. at Tincana.
Hans Zimmer (b. 1957) is a German film score composer and record producer. He has received four Grammy Awards, three Classical BRIT Awards, two Golden Globes, and an Academy Award for The Lion King (1995). His works include also music for Gladiator, Inception, Interstellar, and nearly 150 other productions.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hanszimmer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hanszimmer is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 495253 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 OC8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.242 |
| Inclination | 8.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.829 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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