(198592) Antbernal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 January 2005 by J. Manteca at Begues.
Antonio Bernal (b. 1947) was the director of the Medellin Planetarium for two years. He has been a collaborator on the magazine Astronomy since 2002 and was a charter member of the Astronomical Colombian Network. At present he works as an expert in the Observatory Fabra of Barcelona and gives courses in astronomy.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Antbernal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Antbernal is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 198592 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 AK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 12.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.82 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0587 |
| Inclination | 7.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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