(15452) Ibramohammed Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 December 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Ibraheem Maqsood Mohammed (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his microbiology project. He attends the Niceville Senior High School, Niceville, Florida.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ibramohammed is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ibramohammed is 2.50 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number15452
Provisional designation1998 XL52
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.95 km (#10,714 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.125
Absolute magnitude (H)14.64
Orbital period3.83 years
Semi-major axis2.45 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.25 – 2.65 au
Eccentricity0.0823
Inclination3.28°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.27 au

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

Also discovered on 14 December 1998

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