(239890) Edudeldon Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 September 2000 by A. Brandeker at Saltsjobaden.

Eduardo Delgado Donate (1977-2007) was an astrophysicist who mainly studied the formation of multiple-star and brown-dwarf systems.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Edudeldon is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edudeldon is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number239890
Provisional designation2000 RX11
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.52
Orbital period3.54 years
Semi-major axis2.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.76 – 2.88 au
Eccentricity0.242
Inclination2.49°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.757 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Eduardo

Also discovered on 1 September 2000

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