15071 Hallerstein
| Designations | |
|---|---|
| MPC designation | 15071 |
Named after | Ferdinand Avguštin Hallerstein |
| 1999 BN12 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.9849396 |
| Perihelion | 2.0712922 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1806973 |
| 1468.2293521 | |
| 139.45432 | |
| Inclination | 6.26816 |
| 35.66144 | |
| 49.34066 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 13.0 | |
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15071 Hallerstein (1999 BN12) is a main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by the Črni Vrh Observatory on 24 January 1999 and was named on 6 August 2003 after the Slovene missionary Ferdinand Hallerstein (1703 – 1774).[1]
References
- ↑ "Slovenski jezuit, ki ima svoj asteroid" [A Slovene Jesuit Who Has His Own Asteroid]. MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija.
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