(13748) Radaly Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Reginald Aldworth Daly (1871-1957) was president of the Geological Society of America in 1932. He wrote on subjects such as the glacial control of coral reefs and rock mechanics.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Radaly is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Radaly is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13748 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SC46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.97 km (#5,115 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.03 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 2.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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