(152533) Aggas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 January 2007 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Steven Aggas is an Arizona engineer in liquid crystal displays and light- emitting diodes holding 20 patents in the field. As an amateur astronomer he has won awards for the construction of telescopes. In 2010 he founded the Apache-Sitgreaves Center for Astrophysics, which is in northern Arizona.Naming citation (20120831/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aggas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aggas is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 152533 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 AL26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 5.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.988 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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