(3069) Heyrovsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1982 by Z. Vavrova at Klet.
Named in honor of Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890–1967), Czech physicist and inventor of polarography, recipient of the 1959 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Heyrovsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heyrovsky is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3069 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 UG2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.70 km (#11,238 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.227 |
| Rotation period | 6.60 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.241 |
| Inclination | 1.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.777 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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