(13403) Sarahmousa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Sarah S. Mousa (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for her biochemistry, medicine, health, and microbiology project. She attends the Engle Middle School, West Grove, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (20021021/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sarahmousa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarahmousa is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13403 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RJ167 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.30 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 5.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.826 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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