(21075) Heussinger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 1991 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Adalbert Heussinger (b. 1923) is a member of the Catholic order of Minorites. He was for 40 years confessor in St. Peter's Cathedral at the Vatican, where he absolved thousands of penitents of their sins. He is recognized as a distinguished scholar of theology and philosophy. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Heussinger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heussinger is 2.82 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21075 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 RF4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.56 km (#11,507 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.65 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 2.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.976 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Adalbert
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Also discovered on 12 September 1991
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