(10239) Hermann

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Asteroid
(10239) Hermann
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1690  AU
eccentricity 0.2365
Perihelion - aphelion 2.4194 AU - 3.9186 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 16.9557 °
Sidereal period 5.64 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.74 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.2 mag
history
Explorer LONEOS
Date of discovery October 10, 1981
Another name 1998 TY30, 1981 SJ 5 , 1981 UZ
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(10239) Hermann is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on October 10, 1981 in the Anderson Mesa station in the LONEOS project (search for near-earth objects). The period around the sun is 2,056.33 days.

The asteroid was named after Shawn M. Hermann (* 1975), one of the first observers in the LONEOS project. Between 1998 and 1999 he discovered two Apollo-type asteroids, one of the Cupid-type and a comet .

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