(68718) Safi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 February 2002 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Safi is an old city of Morocco located on the Atlantic coast. This port is well known for its sardine fisheries, phosphate industry and handmade pottery. Salwa, the discoverer's wife, was born in Safi.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Safi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Safi is 2.31 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 68718 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 DQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.30 km (#16,597 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.175 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 3.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.