(58217) Peterhebel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1992 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Peter Hebel (b. 1957) is a most interested amateur astronomer, but as a doctor of medicine his chief occupation is that of an operating surgeon at the Medical University of Graz, Austria, where he has saved and improved the life of many patients. Name proposed by H. Haupt.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-03-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peterhebel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peterhebel is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58217 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SP16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.33 km (#16,563 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.327 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.32 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 2.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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