(320790) Anestin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 March 2008 by EURONEAR at La Silla.
Victor Anestin (1875-1918) was a Romanian journalist who popularized astronomy and sciences. He wrote many press articles and published papers in some foreign journals. He founded the first Romanian astronomical journal Orion in 1907 and the national astronomical society Camille Flammarion in 1908.Naming citation (20120831/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anestin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anestin is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 320790 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 EN145 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 17.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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