(110295) Elcalafate Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
El Calafate is a city in Patagonia, Argentina. The name of the city is derived from a little bush called calafate, with yellow flowers and blue berries, which is widespread in the area. The city is located south of Lake Argentino, making it a ideal tourist attraction for viewing the great Perito Moreno glacier.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elcalafate is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elcalafate is 2.82 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 110295 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SN265 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0686 |
| Inclination | 2.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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