(368588) Lazrek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 2004 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Mohamed Lazrek (b. 1958) is a researcher in Cadi Ayyad University's department of physics in Marrakech and one of the founders of the Oukaimeden observatory.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lazrek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lazrek is 1.95 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 368588 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 RP24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.53 km (#13,870 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.288 |
| Inclination | 17.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.944 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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