(55108) Beamueller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2001 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Beatrice E. A. Mueller (b. 1959,) of the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, studies small bodies of the solar system. She specializes in photometry and rotational studies of small bodies and was one of the first to discover the ultra-red colors of the centaur (5145) Pholus.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Beamueller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beamueller is 3.23 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55108 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QU142 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0984 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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