(175562) Ajsingh Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 September 2006 by A. C. Becker at Apache Point.

Amanjot Singh (b. 1988) was an undergraduate student in the Pre-Major in Astronomy Program program at the University of Washington, where he conducted research into discovering asteroids using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ajsingh is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ajsingh is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number175562
Provisional designation2006 SF382
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.88
Orbital period4.98 years
Semi-major axis2.92 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.78 – 3.05 au
Eccentricity0.0464
Inclination13.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.77 au

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

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