(580301) Aznarmacias Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 September 2014 by EURONEAR at La Palma.

Amadeo Aznar Macías (b. 1974) is a Spanish pro-am astronomer expert in asteroid photometry and binary asteroids, namely near Earth, Mars-crossings and main belt asteroids. He is a member of the EURONEAR project, an Asteroid Day regional coordinator, and a prolific disseminator of astronomy through mass media and public conferences.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #12, 49), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Aznarmacias is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aznarmacias is 2.54 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number580301
Provisional designation2015 BD238
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.77
Orbital period4.13 years
Semi-major axis2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.49 – 2.66 au
Eccentricity0.0323
Inclination13.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.51 au

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

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