(249010) Abdel-Samad Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 2007 by R. Apitzsch at Wildberg.
Hamed Abdel-Samad (b. 1972) is an Egyptian political scientist whose satirical German TV series Die Deutschlandsafari has initiated a broad national discussion.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Abdel-Samad is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abdel-Samad is 3.06 au from the Sun and 4.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 249010 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 QE5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.17 km (#12,341 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.15 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0367 |
| Inclination | 7.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.