(91553) Claudedoom Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1999 by T. Pauwels at Uccle.
Claude Doom (b. 1958) edited the Belgian astronomical magazine Heelal during 1994--1998 and is still a board member of the Flemish Amateur Astronomers Association. He wrote his Ph.D. thesis on the evolution of massive stars. The name was suggested by S. De Jonge, C. Steyaert and J. Meeus.Naming citation (20090409/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Claudedoom is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Claudedoom is 3.04 au from the Sun and 4.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 91553 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RD214 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0995 |
| Inclination | 1.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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