(133892) Benkhaldoun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 2004 by C. Rinner at Ottmarsheim.
Zouhair Benkhaldoun (b. 1959) is a researcher in Cadi Ayyad University's department of physics in Marrakech. Since 2007 he has been the director of the Oukaimeden Observatory.Naming citation (20120207/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Benkhaldoun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Benkhaldoun is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 133892 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 RN8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.53 km (#16,212 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.175 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 17.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.