(817120) Andreirazvan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 February 2012 by EURONEAR at Roque de los Muchachos.
Andrei Răzvan (b. 1967) is a Romanian civil engineer and amateur astronomer. Interested in meteorites, he obtained a Ph.D. in meteoritics with contributions to astrochemistry and paleontology. Andrei co-authored two papers about dinosaurs unearthed in Hațeg county, and he has developed a private collection and database of almost 2000 meteorites.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andreirazvan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andreirazvan is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 817120 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 DZ42 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.92 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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