(58895) Annierobin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Annie Robin (b. 1959) is a French astrophysicist who studies the Milky Way. She has developed a synthetic model of the Galaxy (the Besançon Galaxy Model), which is used worldwide for testing scenarios of galaxy formation, simulating data and as a tool for data analysis. Annie received the Arago Medal of the French Academy of Sciences in 2024.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #27, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Annierobin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Annierobin is 3.36 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58895 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 JS3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.43 km (#8,344 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0991 |
| Inclination | 5.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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