(48501) 1993 FM

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Asteroid
(48501) 1993 FM
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  April 27, 2019 ( JD 2,458,600.5)
Orbit type Main belt
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.1571  AU
eccentricity 0.1852
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5725 AU - 3.1571 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.2098 °
Length of the ascending node 190.9205 °
Argument of the periapsis 245.4057 °
Sidereal period 5.61 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 10.387 ± 0.120 km
Albedo 0.071 ± 0.013
Absolute brightness 13.5 likes
history
Explorer Alan C. Gilmore ,
Pamela M. Kilmartin
Date of discovery March 23, 1993
Another name 1990 QC 14 , 2001 QC 46
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.

(48501) 1993 FM is a main belt asteroid discovered on March 23, 1993 by New Zealand astronomers Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela Margaret Kilmartin at the Mt John University Observatory ( IAU code 474) in New Zealand.

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