(788764) Alexandrumironov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 2014 by EURONEAR at La Palma.
Alexandru Mironov (b. 1942) is a Romanian science journalist. He was the founder of the Știință și Tehnică (Science and Technology) magazine and was an early promoter of science fiction in Romania. A former radio and TV staffer, he produced 4500 broadcasts and was a special guest at conferences, writing 30 books and about 3000 articles.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #23, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alexandrumironov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexandrumironov is 2.12 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 788764 |
| Provisional designation | 2017 FZ83 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.