(646684) Boaca Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 June 2014 by EURONEAR at La Palma.
Mihai Boaca (1952–2021) was a Romanian land surveyor, renowned cartoonist and amateur astronomer. He is a founding member of the Andromeda Astronomical Society in Cluj-Napoca, organizing public outreach, stargazing events and building a roll-off dome at Feleacu Observatory. He was a keen observer of planets and double stars using his own telescopes.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #5, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Boaca is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boaca is 2.00 au from the Sun and 1.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 646684 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 EY182 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.48 |
| Orbital period | 2.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0311 |
| Inclination | 24.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.932 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.