(54521) Aladdin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Aladdin is the central character in a well-known folk tale of the same name. The story originates from western China or possibly the Middle East. It tells of Aladdin's battle with evil sorcerers to gain control of a magic lamp containing a genie who emerges to grant wishes whenever the lamp is rubbed.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Aladdin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aladdin is 3.12 au from the Sun and 3.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 54521 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.8 km (#2,942 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0350 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.17 |
| Orbital period | 5.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 14.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 August 2000
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