(2016) Heinemann Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 September 1938 by A. Bohrmann at Heidelberg.

Where Heinemann is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heinemann is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2016
Provisional designation1938 SE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter22.4 km (#1,917 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0580
Rotation period23.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.98
Orbital period5.54 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.54 – 3.73 au
Eccentricity0.190
Inclination0.917°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.53 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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