(68448) Sidneywolff Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 2001 by Juels, C. W., Holvorcem, P. R. at Fountain Hills.
Sidney C. Wolff (b. 1941), director of Kitt Peak National Observatory (1984-1987) and the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (1987-2001), was president of the American Astronomical Society (1992-1994) and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1985-1986) and a founding editor of the Astronomy Education Review.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sidneywolff is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sidneywolff is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 68448 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SW4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.238 |
| Inclination | 9.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.758 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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