128036 Rafaelnadal

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128036 Rafaelnadal

Discovery
Discovery date	May 28, 2003
Designations
Alternative names	2003 KM18, 1999 GJ33
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch April 10, 2007 (JD 2454200.5)
Aphelion	2.9772502 AU
Perihelion	1.8709946 AU
Semi-major axis	2.4241224 AU
Eccentricity	0.2281765
Orbital period	1378.5745241 d (3.77 a)
Mean anomaly	9.24987°
Inclination	10.72128 °
Longitude of ascending node	68.36512°
Argument of perihelion	185.56723°
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude	15.9

128036 Rafaelnadal is a Main belt asteroid discovered in 2003 at the Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca, Spain and named after the Mallorca born tennis player Rafael Nadal.

[edit] See also

• Asteroid
• List of asteroids named after people
• List of asteroids
• List of asteroids named after places
• List of noteworthy asteroids
• Meanings of asteroid names
• Minor planet
• Minor Planet Center
• Pronunciation of asteroid names

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