(13691) Akie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1997 by A. Asami at Hadano.
Akie Asami (b. 1957) is the wife of the discoverer.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Akie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akie is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13691 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 SL16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 165 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (15906) Yoshikaneda
- (29458) Pearson
- (37786) Tokikonaruko
- (39795) Marson
- (46727) Hidekimatsuyama