(13262) Ruhiyusuf Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ruhi Yusuf (b. 2006) was a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for her plant science project. She attended the Challenger School Ardenwood, Newark, California.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ruhiyusuf is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ruhiyusuf is 2.31 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13262 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QF17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 8.35 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 6.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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