(5038) Overbeek Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 31 May 1948 by E. L. Johnson at Johannesburg.
Michiel Daniel Overbeek (b. 1920) is a prolific South African observer of variable stars and occultations. A past president of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa and director of its occultation section, he is actively involved in fostering amateur astronomers in Southern Africa.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Overbeek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Overbeek is 2.47 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5038 |
| Provisional designation | 1948 KF |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.76 km (#13,309 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.400 |
| Rotation period | 4.04 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.66 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.283 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.657 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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