(161545) Ferrando Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 December 2004 by J. Lacruz at La Canada.
Rafael Ferrando (b. 1966) founded Pla D'Arguines Observatory in Segorbe, Valencia, in 1996. A very active observer of small solar-system bodies, he has more than 300 new minor planet designations. He also discovered the breakup of comet C/2003 S4, several Jupiter Trojans and two near-Earth objects, 2002 EA and 2007 TK8.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ferrando is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ferrando is 2.12 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 161545 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 XP16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.72 km (#17,266 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.238 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.91 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 22.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.873 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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