(346261) Alexandrescu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 March 2008 by EURONEAR at La Silla.
Harald Alexandrescu (1945-2005) was a Romanian astronomer, renowned for his public outreach activity. A specialist in celestial mechanics, geodesy and satellites, he worked at the Astronomical Institute, the Institute of Geodesy and founded the Institute of Gravitation and Space Sciences in Bucharest.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alexandrescu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexandrescu is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 346261 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 EK145 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 6.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.854 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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