(13413) Bobpeterson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 October 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Robert (“Bob”) Peterson (b. 1949), a graduate of the University of Arizona, was assistant director at the Steward Observatory and for over 26 years, has been responsible for U. of A. operations in the Catalinas, on Kitt Peak, the Vatican Observatory on Mt. Graham, and for the U. of A. aluminizing facility.Naming citation (20101128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bobpeterson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bobpeterson is 3.13 au from the Sun and 4.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13413 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 UF9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.25 km (#10,131 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.176 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.17 |
| Orbital period | 4.93 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0849 |
| Inclination | 2.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 29 October 1999
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- (13412) Guerrieri
- (13414) Grantham
- (13415) Stevenbland
- (14674) INAOE
- (15513) Emmermann
- (21873) Jindrichuvhradec
- (21888) Durech
- (22961) Rosegarcia
- (24090) Grindavik
- (24093) Tomoyamaguchi
- (31824) Elatus