(128586) Jeremias Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 August 2004 by W. Ries at Altschwendt.

Jeremias Ries (b. 2006) is the godchild of the discoverer. Jeremias is the German form of Jeremiah.Naming citation (20070106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jeremias is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeremias is 3.02 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number128586
Provisional designation2004 QW
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.74 km (#7,952 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0680
Absolute magnitude (H)14.65
Orbital period5.62 years
Semi-major axis3.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.87 – 3.45 au
Eccentricity0.0919
Inclination14.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.89 au

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

Also discovered on 16 August 2004

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