(783560) Beldea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 2012 by EURONEAR at Roque de los Muchachos.
Cătălin Beldea (b. 1977) is a Romanian amateur astronomer and eclipse chaser who has observed 15 total solar eclipses on six continents, documented in his book 12 Shadows. He is the astronomy editor of the Știință și Tehnică magazine and the founder of the AstroFest and AstroShow public outreach events organized throughout Romania.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #26, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Beldea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beldea is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 783560 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 SY205 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0274 |
| Inclination | 7.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.