(15762) Ruhmann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1992 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Heinz Rühmann (1902-1994), German actor, inspired comic, brilliant character performer, stage director and orator, performed in renowned theaters beginning in 1920. He played starring roles brilliantly in more than 100 feature films and in television films from 1968 until he was a very advanced age.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ruhmann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ruhmann is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15762 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SR24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.14 km (#12,408 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.236 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.220 |
| Inclination | 4.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.977 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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