(246759) Elviracheca Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 February 2009 by F. Hormuth at Calar Alto.
Elvira Checa Peña (b. 1958) worked from 2008 until 2014 as a chef at the Spanish Calar Alto Observatory. Through her culinary skills she contributed significantly to the well-being of her fellow colleagues, visiting astronomers and the discoverer of this asteroid. She and her food are dearly missed.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elviracheca is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elviracheca is 2.16 au from the Sun and 1.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 246759 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 CL4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 3.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.