(48295) Liamgroah Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 May 2002 by NEAT at Palomar.
In celebration of his 18th birthday and graduation from high school, Liam Groah (b. 2005) is the grandson of the NEAT Principal Investigator, Raymond Bambery. “May his interest in science always stay fresh.”Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Liamgroah is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liamgroah is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48295 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 KW6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.31 km (#14,452 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.161 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.229 |
| Inclination | 23.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.946 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.