(553532) Alfiejohnpercy Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 September 2011 by N. Falla at Mayhill.

Alfie John Percy Forward (b. 2012) is the grandson of the discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #16, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Alfiejohnpercy is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alfiejohnpercy is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number553532
Provisional designation2011 SB71
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.84
Orbital period3.70 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.79 au
Eccentricity0.166
Inclination3.69°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.997 au

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

Also discovered on 23 September 2011