(185580) Andratx Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 January 2008 by OAM at La Sagra.

Andratx is a village located in the west of the island of Mallorca. The Andratx Astronomical Association has promoted and taught astronomy throughout the island.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-12-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Andratx is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAndratxAndratx

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andratx is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number185580
Provisional designation2008 BV18
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.1
Orbital period3.86 years
Semi-major axis2.46 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.28 – 2.64 au
Eccentricity0.0723
Inclination2.39°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.29 au

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

Also discovered on 29 January 2008

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