(276975) Heller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 2004 by K. Sarneczky at Piszkesteto.
Heller László (1907-1980) was a Hungarian professor, mechanical engineer, full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and co-inventor of the Heller-Forgó cooling system for power stations. He was a large contributor to the domain of statics, and helped establish the concept of entropy for engineering practices.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-10-08), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Heller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heller is 3.00 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 276975 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 VU69 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.42 |
| Orbital period | 4.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0850 |
| Inclination | 9.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.