(41450) Medkeff Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 June 2000 by Collins, M., White, M. at Anza.
Jeff Medkeff (b. 1968) has provided help and distributed free software for robotic operations of observatories, telescope control, data reduction and automatic submission of results to the Minor Planet Center. In this way, he has contributed to the discovery and photometric observations of thousands of minor planets.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Medkeff is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Medkeff is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 41450 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 LF15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.59 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 2.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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