(754258) Anghel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 2013 by EURONEAR at La Palma.
Radu M. Anghel (b. 1978) is a physics teacher, amateur astronomer and former curator of the Planetarium and Observatory of Bacău, Romania. He carried out public outreach and educational activities and was a board member of national astronomy Olympiads. Radu founded a private astronomical observatory in Pârjol in 2022, making observations of NEOs and TNOs.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anghel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anghel is 2.25 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 754258 |
| Provisional designation | 2016 NW6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0986 |
| Inclination | 6.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.