(543315) Asmakhammari Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 December 2013 by M. Ory at Oukaïmeden.
Asma Khammari-Steinhausser (b. 1982) holds a PhD in genetics and is an active promoter of scientific outreach. She is the project manager of Vigie-Ciel, a citizen science program designed to enroll the French public in watching for fireballs and recovering meteorites discovered by the FRIPON camera network.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #12, 28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Asmakhammari is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Asmakhammari is 3.50 au from the Sun and 4.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 543315 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 YY14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.02 |
| Orbital period | 5.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 19.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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