(48915) Patbrandebourg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 July 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Patrick Brandebourg (b. 1957) is a French amateur astronomer who founded his first astronomy club more than 50 years ago. He has organized collaborations between astronomy clubs in the Lorraine region of France and many outreach events. He now mostly observes variable stars.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Patbrandebourg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Patbrandebourg is 2.11 au from the Sun and 1.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48915 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 OJ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.55 km (#17,325 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 4.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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