(58214) Amorim Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Regina Helena Caldas de Amorim (b. 1948) is a Brazilian neuro-pediatrician at Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais), where she teaches in the Federal University's medical department. She specialized at the University René Descartes in Paris during 1974-1979.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amorim is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amorim is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58214 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 RA2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.00 km (#10,608 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.147 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Regina
All asteroids named after someone called Regina
Also discovered on 2 September 1992
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- (9610) Vischer
- (9611) Anouck
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