(7005) Henninghaack Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.

Henning Haack (b. 1961) is curator of meteorites at the Geological Museum in Copenhagen. His research includes the timing of formation, cooling history and parent body structures of iron meteorites.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Henninghaack is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Henninghaack is 2.30 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7005
Provisional designation1981 ET25
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.16 km (#14,802 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.405
Rotation period12.9 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.35
Orbital period3.76 years
Semi-major axis2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.18 – 2.66 au
Eccentricity0.0990
Inclination6.17°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

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

Also discovered on 2 March 1981

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