(428351) Martinchalifour Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 July 2007 by H.-C. Lin Q.-Z. Ye at Lulin.
Martin Chalifour (b. 1961) is the principal concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California and a guest instructor at Caltech's Chamber Music Program.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Martinchalifour is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Martinchalifour is 3.42 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 428351 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 OT5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.303 |
| Inclination | 16.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.886 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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