(13327) Reitsema Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Harold J. Reitsema (b. 1948), of Ball Aerospace, Boulder, has been a participant in many of the successful occultation expeditions to determine sizes and shapes of minor planets, and he has also used occultations to study planetary atmospheres. The name was suggested by M. F. A'Hearn.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Reitsema is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Reitsema is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13327 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SC24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.25 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 3.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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