(462078) Carlosbriones Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 March 2007 by R. Ferrando at Pla D'Arguines.
Carlos Briones (b. 1969) is a Spanish scientific researcher, science popularizer and writer. The team he leads at the Centro de Astrobiologa (CSIC-INTA, Madrid, Spain) investigates the origin and early evolution of life, as well as the search for signs of life beyond Earth. He has written several popular science and poetry books.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carlosbriones is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carlosbriones is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 462078 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 FS4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 8.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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