(251595) Rudolfbottger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 April 2009 by Karge, S., Kling, R. at Taunus.
Rudolf Christian Böttger (1806-1881) was a German chemist and physicist at the Physikalischer Verein of Frankfurt am Main. Böttger discovered nitrocellulose, independently of Christian Friedrich Schönbein, and invented the safety match.Naming citation (20110218/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rudolfbottger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rudolfbottger is 1.93 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 251595 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 HA36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.20 km (#17,403 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.213 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.191 |
| Inclination | 6.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.798 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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