(9126) Samcoulson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Samuel Harold Coulson (b. 1998) is a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for his earth and space sciences project. He attends the West Platte Junior High Scoool, Weston, Missouri.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Samcoulson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Samcoulson is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9126 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FR64 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.79 km (#15,688 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.300 |
| Rotation period | 3.42 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 1.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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