(72804) Caldentey Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 April 2001 by S. Sanchez at Costitx.

Maria-Dolors Caldentey Rius (b. 1956) is a founding member of the Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca. In 1991 she designed and managed the construction of the observatory. In 2003-2004 she did the same for the Planetarium of Mallorca and the Observatorio Astronomico of La Sagra in Granada.Naming citation (20070106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Caldentey is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caldentey is 3.15 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number72804
Provisional designation2001 GQ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.11 km (#12,476 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.239
Absolute magnitude (H)14.62
Orbital period5.13 years
Semi-major axis2.98 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.75 – 3.21 au
Eccentricity0.0773
Inclination12.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.76 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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