(9458) Beaumont Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Carolyn Beaumont (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for her earth and planetary project. She attended the Potomac School, McLean, Virginia.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
👶 Beaumont as a baby name🐶 Beaumont as a dog name
Where Beaumont is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beaumont is 2.26 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9458 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FF97 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.00 km (#12,733 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.304 |
| Rotation period | 4.22 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 4.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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