(84015) Efthymiopoulos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 August 2002 by CINEOS at Campo Imperatore.
Christos Efthymiopoulos (b. 1971) is Research Director at the Research Center for Astronomy of the Academy of Athens, and teaches Dynamical Astronomy at the Physics Department of the University of Athens. He has served as Vice-President of the Hellenic Astronomical Society.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Efthymiopoulos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Efthymiopoulos is 2.27 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 84015 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 PV34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 5.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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