(120101) Aureladina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 March 2003 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.
Aurel Radu (b. 1953) and Adina Radu (b. 1952), are the parents of one of the Romanian CINEOS observers, and have supported her interest in science from an early age.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #1, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aureladina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aureladina is 3.17 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 120101 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 FP5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.83 km (#13,145 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.158 |
| Rotation period | 5.40 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 5.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0624 |
| Inclination | 8.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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