(13298) Namatjira Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 September 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Landscape painter Albert Namatjira (1902-1959) was one of Australia's greatest artists. As an aboriginal he could not own land under the archaic laws of the time until public outrage forced the government to grant him full citizenship in 1957. A decade later this led to equal rights for all.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Namatjira is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Namatjira is 2.17 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13298 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 RD5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.07 km (#10,476 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.119 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 5.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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