(714378) Char Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 2014 by EURONEAR at La Palma.
Farid Char (b. 1983) is an amateur astronomer and research assistant at the University of Antofagasta, Chile. He has coordinated public-outreach activities, including talks, stargazing, astrophotography and visits to ESO observatories. As a collaborator of EURONEAR, he observed and reduced NEA data, and discovered a few MBAs and one Earth quasi-satellite.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Char is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Char is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 714378 |
| Provisional designation | 2015 MT128 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0851 |
| Inclination | 5.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.