(16544) Hochlehnert Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1991 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Horst Hochlehnert (b. 1944) is a well-known German radiologist, radio ham operator and a good friend of the first discoverer. The naming is on the occasion of his 60th birthday.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hochlehnert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hochlehnert is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16544 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 RA3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.36 km (#9,942 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.185 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0734 |
| Inclination | 4.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Horst
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