(30844) Hukeller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 May 1991 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Hans-Ulrich Keller (b. 1943) is a professor of astronomy at the University of Stuttgart. Since 1976 he has directed Stuttgart's Zeiss Planetarium and the Weizheim Observatory. He is also editor of the astronomical almanac Himmelsjahr. The name was suggested by G. and D. Heinlein.Naming citation (20061109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hukeller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hukeller is 2.28 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30844 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 KE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.8 km (#4,650 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.256 |
| Inclination | 27.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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