48643 Allen-Beach
48643 Allen-Beach = 1995 UA2 
Sormano Obs. 20 Oct. 1995 discovery frames

48643 Allen-Beach = 1995 UA2 = 2000 AL55
discovery frames at 2255:45 & 2302:45 UT 20 October 1995
from Sormano Observatory, seen with 7092 Cadmus

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48643 Allen-Beach

"48643" looks like it might be a Michigan Zip code, and "Allen-Beach" sounds like it could be a nice place to hang out on a Summer's day, but "48643 Allen-Beach" is neither so close nor so warm. It orbits the Sun out past Mars in the middle of Zone I, the closest region of the asteroid Main Belt. From its brightness, this object is roughly estimated to be 2.1 km. (1.3 miles) wide. It was discovered on 20 October 1995 by Piero Sicoli and Francesco Manca at Sormano Observatory in Italy and designated 1995 UA2, was numbered "48643" in the 21 August 2002 numberings by the International Astronomical Union Minor Planet Center, and was named "Allen-Beach" in the 6 May 2004 namings.

48643 Allen-Beach location on 6 May 2004 
modifiedEasySky screen shot

EasySky screen shot


IAU MPC naming citation

Asteroid/Comet Connection publishers Bill Allen and Sally Beach (husband and wife, and longtime publishing partners) sincerely thank Piero Sicoli, Francesco Manca, and Sormano Observatory for this very special honor.

Observing history

The (48643) Allen-Beach page at the Asteroids Dynamic Site (AstDyS) at the University of Pisa has orbital and other information and a link to formatted observational details. A total of 275 astrometric positions have been reported over the years (on 28 of 5616.18 days), with the latest coming from the Mt. Lemmon Survey and Spacewatch in Arizona during 13 April to 11 June 2008.




Page History
2008 July 11: Page updated with observing news
2004 May 7: Page first posted

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