(232306) Bekuska Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 2002 by NEAT at Palomar.
Rebecca “Bekuška” Morvay (b. 2005) is a daughter of Eva Morvayová, an amateur astronomer from southern Slovakia. During Rebecca's childhood, they observed the Moon and plotted the positions of the Jovian moons together.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #12, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bekuska is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bekuska is 2.08 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 232306 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 RP280 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 3.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.998 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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