Discovered by H. E. Holt MPC designation 6312 Observation arc 12258 days (33.56 yr) Inclination 4.11597° Discoverer Henry E. Holt Discovery site Palomar Observatory | Discovery date 14 September 1990 Alternative names 1990 RH4 Discovered 14 September 1990 Orbits Sun Named after Robert A. Heinlein Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
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Aphelion 2.3361351 AU (349.48084 Gm) | ||
6312 Robheinlein (1990 RH4) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 14, 1990 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
This asteroid is named after Robert Anson Heinlein, the Dean of Science Fiction, author of the mainstream literary classic Stranger in a Strange Land, and Science Fiction novels Starship Troopers and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.
Heinlein helped narrate The Moon Landing with Walter Cronkite on CBS in 1969, was involved in the planning of the Star Wars Defense program in the 1980s, contributed the words Waldo and Grok to the English language, and popularized the phrases Space Marine, TANSTAAFL, and Pay it Forward.
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