(226861) Elimaor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 2004 by Jarnac at Vail-Jarnac.
Eli Maor (b. 1937) is a respected historian of mathematics, whose books include To Infinity and Beyond (1991), e: The Story of a Number (1994) and The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000 Year History (2007). To sky watchers, he is best known for his definitive history Venus in Transit (2000).Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elimaor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elimaor is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 226861 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 TV18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 5.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.