(10243) Hohe Meissner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
The Hohe Meissner (750 m) is a volcano north of the Rhön between the Werra and Fulda rivers, southeast of the city of Kassel. The basalt quarry is still used. The two rivers Werra and Fulda flow together near the city of Münden and form the Weser river.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hohe Meissner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hohe Meissner is 2.31 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10243 |
| Provisional designation | 3553 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.87 km (#5,180 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.91 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 6.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.