(546235) Kolbenheyer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 2010 by K. Sárneczky S. Kürti at Piszkesteto.
Tibor Kolbenheyer (1917–1993) was a Slovakian-Hungarian geophysicist, astrophysicist, and a full member of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. His work contributed significantly to the establishment of modern geophysical research in Slovakia. He mainly studied gravitational anomalies and carried out extensive gravimetric research.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #3, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kolbenheyer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kolbenheyer is 2.07 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 546235 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 UK29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 8.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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