(294600) Abedinabedin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 January 2008 by Ye, Q.-Z., Lin, C.-S. at Lulin.

Abedin Y. Abedin (b. 1982) is a good friend of the first discoverer. He is currently a doctoral student at the University of Western Ontario.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Abedinabedin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abedinabedin is 3.62 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number294600
Provisional designation2008 AA3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.86
Orbital period5.48 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.54 – 3.68 au
Eccentricity0.185
Inclination18.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.55 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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