(13264) Abdelhaq Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Aminah Abdelhaq mentored a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Franklin Junior High School, Mesa, Arizona.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Abdelhaq is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abdelhaq is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13264 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QD23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0600 |
| Inclination | 5.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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