(48909) Laurake Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 June 1998 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Laura (“Laurake”) De Maeyer (1966-1979), daughter of Myriam Kerkhofs and sculptor Elmer De Maeyer, died tragically a few days before her thirteenth birthday.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Laurake is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laurake is 2.03 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48909 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 MK40 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.73 km (#17,259 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.341 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.69 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.273 |
| Inclination | 2.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.686 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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