(248388) Namtso Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 2005 by at Vallemare Borbona 106504 Casulli, V. S..

Namtso Lake is a mountain lake in Tibet.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Namtso is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Namtso is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number248388
Provisional designation2005 SE19
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.18
Orbital period5.39 years
Semi-major axis3.07 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.61 – 3.54 au
Eccentricity0.150
Inclination3.69°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.61 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.