(215868) Rohrer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 March 2005 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.
Swiss physicist Heinrich Rohrer (1933-2013) was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics, together with his colleague Gerd Binnig (and Ernst Ruska), for the invention of the scanning tunneling microscope.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rohrer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rohrer is 2.35 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 215868 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 EA153 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0428 |
| Inclination | 0.479° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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