(16524) Hausmann

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Asteroid
(16524) Hausmann
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  March 23, 2018 ( JD 2,458,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Hertha family
Major semi-axis 2.4334  AU
eccentricity 0.1283
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1212 AU - 2.7447 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.3029 °
Length of the ascending node 296.0912 °
Argument of the periapsis 191.6877 °
Sidereal period 3.80 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.09 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 2.895 ± 0.198
Albedo 0.253 ± 0.055
Absolute brightness 14.8 mag
history
Explorer Freimut Börngen
Date of discovery January 17, 1991
Another name 1991 BB 3 , 1999 GS 35
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.

(16524) Hausmann is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on January 17, 1991 by the German astronomer Freimut Börngen at the Thuringian State Observatory Tautenburg ( IAU code 033) in the Tautenburg Forest in Thuringia .

The asteroid is a member of the Hertha family, a group of asteroids named after (135) Hertha .

It was named on March 9, 2001 after the German writer , journalist and lay preacher Manfred Hausmann (1898–1986), who became famous thanks to his numerous essays, poems, the well-read "Martin stories" and, last but not least, his sermons.

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Individual evidence

  1. (16524) Hausmann in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).