(68325) Begues Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 April 2001 by J. Manteca at Begues.
From its altitude of 500 meters, Begues, the discovery site of this minor planet, offers a panoramic view of Barcelona and its suburbs some 25 km away. Begues appears for the first time in history books as the place where Wifredo el Velloso defeated the Lord of Lérida, Llop Ibu Muhammed el Kari, on 897 Aug. 11.Naming citation (20040107/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Begues is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Begues is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 68325 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 HO16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.48 km (#11,662 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 5.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 16.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 April 2001
- (26734) Terryfarrell
- (26739) Hemaeberhart
- (26748) Targovnik
- (48171) Juza
- (72827) Maxaub
- (169078) Chuckshaw