(792121) Boldea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 2020 by Vaduvescu, O., Simpson-Parry, J. at La Palma.
Costin Boldea (b. 1972) is a Romanian associate reader of informatics of the University of Craiova. A graduate of the West University of Timisoara, he later obtained his Ph.D. in Paris. During 2017–2024 he contributed to three Romanian computational projects related to EURONEAR, discovering four NEAs, and was a co-author on four papers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #1, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Boldea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Boldea is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 792121 |
| Provisional designation | 2020 UX49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0684 |
| Inclination | 5.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.