(773258) Corpodean Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 November 2018 by EURONEAR at Roque de los Muchachos.
Ioan Mircea Corpodean (b. 1938) is a Romanian electrician and amateur astronomer. A member and past president of the Victor Anestin astroclub, he performed outreach activities at the Dealu Alunis private observatory such as public sidewalk stargazing and gave talks at the Municipal Culture House.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #26, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Corpodean is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Corpodean is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 773258 |
| Provisional designation | 2018 VW131 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.37 |
| Orbital period | 5.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0914 |
| Inclination | 9.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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