6371 Heinlein
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Bowell, E. |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa |
| Discovery date | April 15, 1985 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 6371 |
| 1985 GS | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.4763849 |
| Perihelion | 2.6717497 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1308747 |
| 1968.6499065 | |
| 136.38171 | |
| Inclination | 15.61204 |
| 125.29964 | |
| 32.29573 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 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]