(23898) Takir Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Driss Takir (b. 1973) is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Ithaca College. His research includes aqueous alteration in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites and its relationship to asteroids in the outer main belt.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takir is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takir is 3.34 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23898 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SG60 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.1 km (#3,370 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 2.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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