(15008) Delahodde Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
French astronomer Catherine Delahodde (b. 1974), an active observer and recoverer of several comets, has been at the European Southern Observatory in La Silla for the past years.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Delahodde is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Delahodde is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15008 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QO6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.72 km (#15,813 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.287 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.209 |
| Inclination | 5.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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