(55399) Jasonsoderblom Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Jason Matthew Soderblom (b. 1977) is an American Research Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he studies geophysical surface processes and the effects of asteroid impacts into solid planetary bodies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #9, 38), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jasonsoderblom is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jasonsoderblom is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55399 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SQ291 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 14.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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