(209374) Sabil Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 March 2004 by C. Rinner at Ottmarsheim.
Mohammed Sabil (b. 1976) is a researcher in the department of physics at the Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Morocco. He is one of the founders of the Oukaïmeden Observatory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sabil is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sabil is 2.91 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 209374 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 EC22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.19 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.07 |
| Orbital period | 4.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0171 |
| Inclination | 1.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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