(1365) Henyey Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 September 1928 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Henyey is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Henyey is 2.45 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1365
Provisional designation1928 RK
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.0 km (#4,594 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.280
Rotation period19.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.89
Orbital period3.37 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 2.53 au
Eccentricity0.123
Inclination5.08°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.960 au

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

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