(13279) Gutman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jennifer Erin Gutman (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for her physical science project. She attends the Mt. De Chantal Visitation Academy, Wheeling, West Virginia.Naming citation (20021021/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gutman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gutman is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13279 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QN43 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.99 km (#15,238 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.285 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 5.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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