(7146) Konradin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Named in honor of Konradin Ferrari d'Occhieppo (b. 1907), professor emeritus of astronomy of Vienna University and full member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, on his forthcoming ninetieth birthday. Well known in Austria as a profound teacher and scientist, he is also a nobleman of extraordinary personal modesty and generosity. He has worked on variable stars, as well as on astrometric and calendrical problems and the history of astronomy. His main interest has been in the astronomical aspects of the Star of Bethlehem, a subject to which he devoted a book and many articles. Name suggested by H. F. Haupt (who prepared the citation) and L. D. Schmadel.Naming citation (19961224/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Konradin is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Konradin is 3.18 au from the Sun and 4.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	7146
Provisional designation	3034 P-L
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.48
Orbital period	5.21 years
Semi-major axis	3.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.63 – 3.37 au
Eccentricity	0.123
Inclination	9.43°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.65 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

More named asteroids discovered by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.

All 958

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