(264045) Heinerklinkrad Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 2009 by Busch, M., Kresken, R. at ESA OGS.
Heiner Klinkrad (b. 1953) is a German engineer, academic and former head of the European Space Agency's Space Debris Office. One of Europe's leading debris experts, he has played a crucial role in defining mitigation guidelines now adopted by numerous space agencies.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Heinerklinkrad is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heinerklinkrad is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 264045 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 RC26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.48 km (#14,034 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.111 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 12.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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