(551601) Antonijove Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 April 2013 by Bosch, J. M., Olivera, R. M. at SM Montmagastrell.

Antoni Jové Reina (b. 1978) is an electromechanic expert. He built the Santa Maria de Montmagastrell Remote Observatory in 2017 according to the discoverer's design. Jové later built four more remote observatories, using his own electronics design and self-written software.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #7, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Antonijove is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Antonijove is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number551601
Provisional designation2013 GN34
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.11
Orbital period4.08 years
Semi-major axis2.55 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.42 – 2.69 au
Eccentricity0.0519
Inclination15.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.44 au

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

Also named after someone called Antoni

Also discovered on 7 April 2013

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