(782609) Beches Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 2014 by EURONEAR at La Palma.
Gavril Becheș (1939–1998) was a Romanian promoter of observational astronomy from Timișoara. A wood worker and self-taught optician, he ground and tested dozens of high-accuracy telescope mirrors, donating many to amateurs. He made solar observations and participated in public observations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Beches is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beches is 3.04 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 782609 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 FM51 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0836 |
| Inclination | 16.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.