(13751) Joelparker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Joel W. Parker (b. 1962), of the Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, specializes in the study of Kuiper Belt objects. He is editor of the periodical Distant EKOs.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Joelparker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joelparker is 2.17 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13751 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SS55 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.52 km (#16,222 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.278 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0753 |
| Inclination | 6.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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