6371 Heinlein
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Bowell, E. |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa |
| Discovery date | April 15, 1985 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 6371 |
| Alternative names | 1985 GS |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.4763849 |
| Perihelion | 2.6717497 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1308747 |
| Orbital period | 1968.6499065 |
| Mean anomaly | 136.38171 |
| Inclination | 15.61204 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 125.29964 |
| Argument of perihelion | 32.29573 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.6 |
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6371 Heinlein (1985 GS) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 15, 1985 by Edward L.G. Bowell at Anderson Mesa Station. The asteroid is named for Dieter Heinlein, the head of the "Meteorites" section of the German amateur astronomer society Die Vereinigung der Sternfreunde e.V. (Association of Friends of the Stars).[1]
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