(653667) Danutionescu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 2012 by EURONEAR at La Palma.
Dănuț Ionescu (b. 1952) is a Romanian road engineer and amateur astronomer. He co-founded the Bucharest Astroclub and Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy, producing the Orion astronomical magazine and the radio show Astronomical Contact. Dănuț emigrated to New Zealand in 2002, where he continues his astronomy public outreach.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danutionescu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danutionescu is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 653667 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 SV15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0377 |
| Inclination | 2.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.