(117406) Blasgamez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 January 2005 by R. Ferrando at Pla D'Arguines.
Blas Gámez Ortiz (1966–2017) was a Deputy Inspector in the Spanish National Police who was killed in the line of duty. He was a decorated police officer with 28 years of service.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #8, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Blasgamez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Blasgamez is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 117406 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 AF10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.33 km (#7,276 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0784 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.