(353171) Cosmebauca Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 June 2009 by OAM at La Sagra.
Cosme Bauçà i Adrover (1871–1959) was a Mallorcan priest and historian. He spent part of his life in South America, where he worked as a professor of Ecclesiastical History and as a vicar in Brazil. Upon his return to Mallorca, he wrote the six-volume historical work Història de Felanitx between 1921 and 1948.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #3, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cosmebauca is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cosmebauca is 3.35 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 353171 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 LU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.06 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.244 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.