(13358) Revelle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Douglas O. ReVelle, of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, is well known for his pioneering theoretical work in meteor physics and astronomy based on theoretical aerodynamics, in meteor acoustics and in the interpretation of infrasonic meteor observations. The name was suggested by Z. Ceplecha.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Revelle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Revelle is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13358 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 TA34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.46 km (#7,137 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.241 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.06 |
| Orbital period | 4.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 12.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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