(30882) Tomhenning Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 September 1992 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Thomas Henning (b. 1956), managing director of the Heidelberg Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy, is a leading expert in the fields of the formation of stars and planets, as well as in laboratory astrophysics. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20091004/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tomhenning is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tomhenning is 2.70 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30882 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SG2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 9.92 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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