(13624) Abeosamu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1995 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Japanese amateur astronomer Osamu Abe (b. 1950) is by profession a researcher on snow and ice. He discovered comet C/1970 N1 from Shinjo, Yamagata prefecture.Naming citation (20011230/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Abeosamu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abeosamu is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13624 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 UO3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.75 km (#15,761 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.338 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0956 |
| Inclination | 3.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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