(322510) Heinrichgruber Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
Heinrich Grüber (1891-1975), German theologian in Berlin, helped numerous Jews during the Holocaust to emigrate and was recognized as a “Righteous among the Nations” by Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. Name proposed by the first discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-04-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Heinrichgruber is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heinrichgruber is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 322510 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 WR68 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 4.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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