(124398) Iraklisimonia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 2001 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Irakli Simonia (b. 1961) created the world's first PhD program in archaeoastronomy at Ilia State University where he has pioneered the study of astronomy in ancient Georgia. He is author of more than 80 scientific papers on the history of astronomy, cometary astrophysics, meteorites and Trans-Neptunian Objects.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Iraklisimonia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Iraklisimonia is 3.33 au from the Sun and 4.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 124398 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QK197 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.21 km (#8,632 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 2.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 August 2001
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- (32603) Ariaeppinger
- (34746) Thoon
- (34766) Everettkroll
- (82896) Vaubaillon
- (109435) Giraud