(30851) Reissfelder Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1991 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Günter Reißfelder (b. 1946) is a German physician and well-known expert on urology and ambulant surgery. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Reissfelder is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Reissfelder is 2.24 au from the Sun and 1.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30851 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 TD6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.14 km (#16,866 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.423 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0376 |
| Inclination | 2.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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