(296753) Mustafamahmoud Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 October 2009 by at Zelenchukskaya Stn 89086 Kryachko, T. V..
Mustafa Kamal Mahmoud Husayn (1921-2009), commonly known as Mustafa Mahmoud, was an Egyptian scientist and a prolific author. He was trained as a doctor, but later chose a career as a journalist and author, traveling widely and writing on many subjects.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mustafamahmoud is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mustafamahmoud is 3.07 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 296753 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 UP14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.91 km (#10,802 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 16.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.