(79647) Ballack Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1998 by Lehmann, G., Kandler, J. at Drebach.
Michael Ballack (b. 1976) is a German professional footballer. Ballack began his career as a youth footballer at his local team at Chemnitz (about 20 km north of Drebach) and made his professional debut in 1995.Naming citation (20100726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ballack is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ballack is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 79647 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SG15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 1.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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