(426524) Rainerhannig Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 2009 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Rainer Hannig (1952–2022) was a German Egyptologist. He was the author of the Hannig Lexica, a series of dictionaries that contain the world’s most extensive collection of Old Egyptian words. In 2007, Rainer co-founded the annual Egyptology Days, which were renamed the Rainer Hannig Days of Egyptology in his honor in 2022.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rainerhannig is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rainerhannig is 2.52 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 426524 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 RH52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0784 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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