(185578) Agustinelcasta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 2008 by OAM at La Sagra.
Agustín Martínez (b. 1963), known as “Agustín El Casta”, is a Mallorcan humorist. He is known for his comedic characters, including the Latin lover Lorenzo Llamas and Klaus Kartoffel, a German who tries to blend into Mallorcan life.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #11, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Agustinelcasta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Agustinelcasta is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 185578 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 BJ16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 0.998° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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