(647779) Ansari Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 November 2008 by B. Satovski T. V. Kryachko at Zelenchukskaya Station.
Anousheh Ansari (b. 1966) is an Iranian-American engineer, who was the first female private space explorer of Iranian descent to visit the International Space Station. She is a supporter of the Ansari X Prize, and an advocate for STEM education and private spaceflight.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #2, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ansari is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ansari is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 647779 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 XF7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 13.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.