(58279) Kamerlingh Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
In 1908 Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853-1926) was the first experimental scientist to liquefy helium.Naming citation (20080618/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kamerlingh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kamerlingh is 3.51 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58279 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 TE40 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.62 |
| Orbital period | 7.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.41 – 4.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 5.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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