(342764) Alantitus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 2008 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Alan Titus (b. 1964) is an American paleontologist specializing in ammonites. He has also been instrumental in finding and describing new species of dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous subcontinent of Laramidia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-12-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alantitus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alantitus is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 342764 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 WL95 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 7.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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