(22291) Heitifer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Heinrich (b. 1998), Tibère (b. 1999) and Ferdinand (b. 2000) are the three grandsons of the discoverer, who wishes all the best for them in the future. This is the 333rd numbered minor planet discovered with the Tautenburg 1.34-m Schmidt telescope.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Heitifer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heitifer is 3.15 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22291 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 CH5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.0 km (#3,407 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.03 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 17.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 February 1989
- (4543) Phoinix
- (4836) Medon
- (5063) Monteverdi
- (6302) Tengukogen
- (6709) Hiromiyuki
- (7699) Bozek
- (8831) Brandstrom
- (9577) Gropius
- (11037) Distler
- (15238) Hisaohori
- (21022) Ike
- (30798) Graubunden
More named asteroids discovered by F. Borngen
- (3181) Ahnert
- (3245) Jensch
- (3338) Richter
- (3539) Weimar
- (3540) Protesilaos
- (3802) Dornburg
- (3808) Tempel
- (3826) Handel
- (3917) Franz Schubert
- (3941) Haydn
- (3943) Silbermann
- (3954) Mendelssohn
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