(249515) Heinrichsen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Ingolf Heinrichsen (b. 1964) is an expert in the systems engineering, operations, and management of space telescopes, including the Kepler mission, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and the Spitzer Space Telescope.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-12-17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Heinrichsen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heinrichsen is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 249515 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 CF48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.06 km (#15,074 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.