(313921) Daassou Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 September 2004 by M. Ory at Vicques.

Ahmed Daassou (b. 1976) has been an administrator at the Oukaimeden observatory since 2011.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Daassou is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Daassou is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number313921
Provisional designation2004 RP1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.60 km (#16,072 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.218
Absolute magnitude (H)15.41
Orbital period5.68 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.46 – 3.91 au
Eccentricity0.226
Inclination13.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.47 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Ahmed

Also discovered on 5 September 2004

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