(13752) Grantstokes Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.

Grant H. Stokes (b. 1959) is principal investigator of the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR), the most prolific asteroid and comet discovery program, which is currently responsible for about 70% of all small bodies found worldwide.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Grantstokes is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Grantstokes is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number13752
Provisional designation1998 SF58
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.15
Orbital period3.80 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.89 au
Eccentricity0.187
Inclination7.12°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.974 au

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

Also named after someone called Grant

Also discovered on 17 September 1998

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