(128585) Alfredmaria Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 August 2004 by W. Ries at Altschwendt.

Alfred Ries (b. 1939) and Maria Ries (b. 1946) are the parents of the discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-06-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Alfredmaria is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alfredmaria is 2.50 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number128585
Provisional designation2004 QV
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.34
Orbital period3.69 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.19 – 2.58 au
Eccentricity0.0823
Inclination3.48°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.18 au

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

Also named after someone called Alfred

Also discovered on 18 August 2004

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