(212392) Peterkollmann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 April 2006 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
Peter Kollmann (b. 1983) is a senior scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. He served as Deputy Instrument Scientist for the PEPSSI charged particle spectrometer aboard the NASA New Horizons spacecraft during the Pluto and Arrokoth flybys and the exploration of the Kuiper Belt, continuing to the outer heliosphere.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #4, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peterkollmann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peterkollmann is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 212392 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 HE140 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 2.87° |
| 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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