(542857) Elmi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 December 2006 by K. M. Perrett D. D. Balam at Maunakea.
Omar Elmi (b. 2003) is a Canadian student of astrophysics at McMaster University as well as an intern at the Canadian Space Agency. He is a close collaborator with the Optical Transient Survey conducted at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria. Omar's interests include research in exoplanets and galaxy formation and evolution.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #23, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elmi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elmi is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 542857 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 LP14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0438 |
| Inclination | 9.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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