(13530) Ninnemann Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 September 1991 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.

Olaf Ninnemann (b. 1947), German mathematician and leading expert in the field of information and documentation, is especially interested in number theory. He played a key role in the establishment of the Zentralblatt für Mathematik and has been its executive editor since 1978.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ninnemann is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ninnemann is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number13530
Provisional designation1991 RS2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.79 km (#11,032 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.280
Rotation period4.72 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.88
Orbital period3.50 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.16 – 2.45 au
Eccentricity0.0640
Inclination6.48°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.18 au

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

Also named after someone called Olaf

Also discovered on 9 September 1991

More named asteroids discovered by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F.