(56038) Jackmapanje Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1998 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.
Jack Mapanje (b. 1955) is a Malawian writer. Educated at the University of London, he became head of the Department of Language and Linguistics at the University of Malawi. He moved back to the UK in 1991 and is now a visiting professor at Leeds University.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #7, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jackmapanje is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jackmapanje is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 56038 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XC3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.09 km (#16,937 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.368 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 4.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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