(99906) Uofalberta Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 2002 by A. Lowe at Palomar.
The University of Alberta was founded in 1908 in Edmonton and is one of the leading research institutions in Canada. The initials of its motto Quaecumque Vera (“Whatsoever things are true”) appropriately appear in the provisional designation for this minor planet.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Uofalberta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Uofalberta is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 99906 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 QV53 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.83 km (#7,834 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.02 |
| Orbital period | 5.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.93 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0871 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 August 2002
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- (84096) Reginaldglenice
- (132820) Miskotte
- (132824) Galamb
- (176710) Banff
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- (267585) Popluhar
- (615214) Molnarkristian