(48888) REXIS Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
REXIS, the Regolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer aboard the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, is the result of the work of over 100 students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University who conceived, designed, implemented, and operated it at the asteroid (101955) Bennu.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where REXIS is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: REXIS is 1.93 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48888 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KR6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 4.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.862 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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