(741444) Abbasi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 2006 by D. D. Balam P. A. Wiegert at Maunakea.
Viqar Abbasi (b. 1973) is a Canadian technical manager and simulation engineer at the Canadian Space Agency. He has been a driving force behind the Canadian Near-Earth Object Surveillance Satellite.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #3, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Abbasi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abbasi is 4.38 au from the Sun and 3.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 741444 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 AW102 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.25 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 4.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.388 |
| Inclination | 25.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.