(249010) Abdel-Samad
Asteroid (249010) Abdel-Samad |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.015 AU |
eccentricity | 0.03 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.923 AU - 3.106 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.8 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.23 a |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 16.2 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Rolf Apitzsch |
Date of discovery | August 26, 2007 |
Another name | 2007 QE 5 , 2007 QK 3 |
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. |
(249010) Abdel-Samad is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 26, 2007 by the German amateur astronomer Rolf Apitzsch at the Wildberg Observatory .
The asteroid was named on February 18, 2011 after the Egyptian-German political scientist Hamed Abdel-Samad (* 1972).
See also
Individual evidence
- (249010) Abdel-Samad in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .