(280652) Aimaku Inner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 February 2005 by Tesi, L., Fagioli, G. at San Marcello.

AIMAKU is the Italian association for sufferers of the genetic disease alkaptonuria. By means of study and research, AIMAKU aims to unite all the people suffering from this serious debilitating illness.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-05-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Aimaku is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aimaku is 1.80 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number280652
Provisional designation2005 CQ
Orbit classInner Main-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.37
Orbital period2.72 years
Semi-major axis1.95 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.78 – 2.11 au
Eccentricity0.0856
Inclination23.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.810 au

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

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