(27846) Honegger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 1994 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Swiss-French composer Arthur Honegger (1892-1955) was an uncommonly versatile and highly esteemed musician, He was renowned for his vocal stage play Roi David, his orchestral work Pacific 231 and his dramatic oratorio Jeanne d´Arc.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Honegger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Honegger is 1.89 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27846 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TT16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.215 |
| Inclination | 2.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.838 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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