(13257) Seanntorres Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Seann Richard Torres (b. 2004) was a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for his environmental and earth sciences project. He attended the Saint Adelaide Academy, Highland, California.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Seanntorres is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seanntorres is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13257 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QT8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.05 km (#8,839 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.192 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 4.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 August 1998
- (9474) Cassadrury
- (9476) Vincenthuang
- (9477) Kefennell
- (10635) Chiragkumar
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- (11369) Brazelton
- (11370) Nabrown
- (11371) Camley
- (11372) Aditisingh
- (11373) Carbonaro
- (11737) Gregneat
- (12545) Taniamurphy
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