(215089) Hermanfrid Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Hermanfrid Schubart (b. 1930) is a German expert in prehistoric archaeology. He has excavated prehistoric ruins at sites on the Iberian Peninsula, including Toscanos and Zambujal. The name was suggested by his brother, J. Schubart.Naming citation (20100726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hermanfrid is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hermanfrid is 4.72 au from the Sun and 5.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 215089 |
| Provisional designation | 2709 P-L |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.09 km (#6,487 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 7.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.99 – 4.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.240 |
| Inclination | 3.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 September 1960
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- (1744) Harriet
- (1776) Kuiper
- (1777) Gehrels
- (1795) Woltjer
- (1808) Bellerophon
- (1809) Prometheus
- (1810) Epimetheus
- (1811) Bruwer
- (1812) Gilgamesh
- (1846) Bengt
- (1868) Thersites