(29250) Helmutmoritz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1992 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Helmut Moritz (b. 1933) is the most prominent Austrian professor of physical geodesy, a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and of many other international academies and societies. Moritz published more than 200 important papers and books on the gravitational field and the rotation of the earth.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Helmutmoritz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Helmutmoritz is 2.37 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29250 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SO17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.77 km (#5,942 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 7.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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