(572217) Dramba Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2008 by - EURONEAR at La Silla.
Constantin Dramba (1907–1977) was a Romanian astronomer who graduated from the University of Bucharest and who acquired his PhD at the Sorbonne with a thesis on celestial mechanics. He was a director of Bucharest Observatory and a professor of Bucharest University and the Polytechnic Institute.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #2, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dramba is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dramba is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 572217 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 EA84 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.4 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0872 |
| Inclination | 9.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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