(48650) Kazanuniversity Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1995 by at Zelenchukskaya Stn 52770 Solovyov, V. Y..
Kazan University, founded in 1804, is one of the oldest universities in Russia. Among the early scientists there were mathematician N. Lobachevskij, chemist A. Butlerov, psychiatrist V. Bekhterev and astronomer and Antarctic explorer I. Simonov. The first university observatory in Russia was established there in 1837.Naming citation (20040928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kazanuniversity is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kazanuniversity is 2.02 au from the Sun and 1.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48650 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 UX48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.65 km (#13,566 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.230 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 0.850° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.