(41001) Samuel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 October 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Samuel Myers (b. 1998) is an American planetary scientist. He received his Ph.D. from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona in 2025. Samuel studied thermal modeling of near-Earth asteroids and is interested in planetary defense. He is active in science policy, working to help lawmakers to better understand scientific issues.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Samuel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Samuel is 3.28 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 41001 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 UG9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.27 km (#6,332 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.19 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.04 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0406 |
| Inclination | 8.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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