(48838) Markackermann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 January 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Mark Ackermann (b. 1959) is an American optical designer and co-inventor of the Celestron wide field Rowe Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (RASA) which has allowed many amateur and professional astronomers to discover asteroids, comets and track satellites.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Markackermann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Markackermann is 3.19 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48838 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 AF10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.67 |
| Orbital period | 5.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.297 |
| Inclination | 12.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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