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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | A. Mrkos | |||||||||
| Discovery date | April 18, 1985 | |||||||||
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 9931 Herbhauptman | |||||||||
| Named after | Herbert A. Hauptman | |||||||||
| Alternate name(s) | 1985 HH, 1982 QJ1, 1996 HA1 | |||||||||
| Epoch October 27, 2007 | ||||||||||
| Ap | 2.8020506 AU | |||||||||
| Peri | 1.9529788 AU | |||||||||
| Semi-major axis | 2.3775147 AU | |||||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.1785629 | |||||||||
| Orbital period | 1339.0081989 d | |||||||||
| Mean anomaly | 28.54460° | |||||||||
| Inclination | 2.46938° | |||||||||
| Longitude of ascending node | 157.38817° | |||||||||
| Argument of peri | 80.13508° | |||||||||
| Surface temp. Kelvin Celsius |
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| Spectral type | S-type asteroid[1] | |||||||||
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 | |||||||||
9931 Herbhauptman is an S-type main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.67 years.[2] It is associated with the Nysa family of asteroids.[3]
Discovered on April 18, 1985 by Antonín Mrkos at the Klet Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "1985 HH". It was later renamed "Herbhauptman" after Herbert A. Hauptman, co-winner of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.[4]
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