(152641) Fredreed Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 1997 by DeGraff, D. R., Weaver, S. at Alfred University.
Frederick Reed (1906-1978), grandfather of the first discoverer, was a dentist in Albany, NY, and amateur astronomer who passed on his love of the night sky to his grandson.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fredreed is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fredreed is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 152641 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 RJ3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 18.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.42 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.233 |
| Inclination | 3.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.975 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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