(875129) Abbeyridgeobs Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 2024 by F. D. Romanov at Roque de los Muchachos.
Abbey Ridge Observatory (ARO) was an observatory located in Stillwater Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada. Owned by David J. Lane (1963–2024), it was built in 2003 and operated until 2024. It had a 14-inch robotic Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and provided free control via the Internet. Four supernovae were discovered at ARO.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Abbeyridgeobs is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abbeyridgeobs is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 875129 |
| Provisional designation | 2024 SM9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0805 |
| Inclination | 2.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.