(2290) Helffrich Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 February 1932 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Helffrich is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Helffrich is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2290
Provisional designation1932 CD1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.3 km (#2,606 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0490
Rotation period95.9 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.63
Orbital period4.18 years
Semi-major axis2.59 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 3.20 au
Eccentricity0.232
Inclination11.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

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

Also discovered on 14 February 1932

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