(142091) Omerblaes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 August 2002 by S. F. Hoenig at Palomar.
Omer Michael Blaes (b. 1961) is an astrophysicist at the University of California Santa Barbara, working on the theory of accretion onto compact objects. He is best known for his contributions to the hydrodynamics of accretion disks, including analysis of shear instabilities and the magnetorotational instability.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Omerblaes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Omerblaes is 2.40 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 142091 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 QW52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 6.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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