(15329) Sabena Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Sabena was the National Belgian airline but had to stop its activities due to financial problems. This minor planet is dedicated to the flight crews and ground personnel, who did a marvelous job during all the years Sabena was flying.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sabena is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sabena is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15329 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 SN7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.06 km (#7,569 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.107 |
| Rotation period | 3.55 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 1.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 September 1993
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- (8193) Ciaurro
- (9631) Hubertreeves
- (11085) Isala
- (13115) Jeangodin
- (16647) Robbydesmet
- (16648) Hossi