(2282) Andres Bello Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 March 1974 by C. Torres at Cerro El Roble.

Named for Andres Bello, Venezuelan intellectual, first rector of the University of Chile, who helped establish the Observatorio Astronomico Nacional in Santiago in 1852. Bello persuaded the Chilean government to purchase the equipment brought to Chile by a U.S. Naval Observatory team headed by J. M. Gillis. This homage is made in 1981 to commemorate the bicentennial of Bello's birth.Naming citation (MPC 6531), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Andres Bello is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andres Bello is 2.29 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	2282
Provisional designation	1974 FE
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Rotation period	3.42 hours
Spectral type	S
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.39
Orbital period	3.27 years
Semi-major axis	2.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.03 – 2.38 au
Eccentricity	0.0796
Inclination	4.98°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.05 au

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

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