(2624) Samitchell Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1962 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Samitchell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Samitchell is 4.10 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2624 |
| Provisional designation | 1962 RE |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 12.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.88 |
| Orbital period | 7.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.48 – 4.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 2.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 September 1962
- (1766) Slipher
- (1767) Lampland
- (1827) Atkinson
- (2110) Moore-Sitterly
- (2751) Campbell
- (3180) Morgan
- (3882) Johncox