(158589) Snodgrass Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 June 2002 by Fitzsimmons, A., Collander-Brown, S. at La Palma.
Colin Snodgrass (b. 1981) is an astronomer at the European Southern Observatory. His work centers on the characterization of inactive cometary nuclei through photometry, measuring their sizes, colors and rotation periods. He is also active in observing exoplanetary systems.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Snodgrass is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Snodgrass is 3.57 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 158589 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 MQ4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.53 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 9.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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