(53088) Mauricehirsch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 December 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Maurice Hirsch (1902–1988) was a French teacher at the Lycée Bernard Palissy in Agen from 1930 to 1968. He taught physics and chemistry to dozens of classes of students, including Alain Aspect, winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics. Through Hirsch, all passionate physics and chemistry teachers are honored.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #13, 19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mauricehirsch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mauricehirsch is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 53088 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 YF5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.74 km (#7,950 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0320 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 5.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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