(58782) Suhelahmeti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 March 1998 by ODAS at Caussols.
Suhel Ahmeti (b. 1995) is a Kosovar astronomer and founder of the Astronomy Club of Kosovo. He reopened the long-abandoned Pristina Observatory in 2022. He serves as a National Coordinator for Astronomers Without Borders and the IAU.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #27, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Suhelahmeti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Suhelahmeti is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58782 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FY72 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.47 km (#16,317 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.240 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0742 |
| Inclination | 1.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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