(4384) Henrybuhl Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 January 1990 by Hioki, T., Hayakawa, S. at Okutama.

Henry Buhl, Jr. (1848-1927) was a philanthropist who established the Buhl Foundation for “the well-being of the citizens of Pittsburgh and the County of Allegheny”. The foundation created the Buhl Planetarium and supports education, human services and youth and economic development in the community.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-06-13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Henrybuhl is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Henrybuhl is 2.27 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	4384
Provisional designation	1990 AA
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	8.55 km (#6,113 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.411
Rotation period	7.92 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.58
Orbital period	4.24 years
Semi-major axis	2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.15 – 3.10 au
Eccentricity	0.181
Inclination	13.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.16 au

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

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Also discovered on 3 January 1990

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