(814148) Alexandrupop Mars-crossing Asteroid

Discovered on 11 March 2008 by EURONEAR at La Silla.

Alexandru Pop (b. 1962) is a Romanian astronomer of the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy, Cluj-Napoca branch. He has specialized in time-series analysis of astronomical data for variable stars and asteroids.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Alexandrupop is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexandrupop is 2.72 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number814148
Provisional designation2008 EW154
Orbit classMars-crossing Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)18.72
Orbital period3.24 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.64 – 2.74 au
Eccentricity0.251
Inclination4.93°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.634 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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