(44103) Aldana Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 1998 by R. Casas at Teide.
Fernando Aldana Mayor (b. 1944) played a leading role in developing astrophysics in the Canary Islands and in promoting the building of the 10-meter Gran Telescopio Canarias.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aldana is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aldana is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 44103 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 GE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0871 |
| Inclination | 7.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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