(579787) Formentera Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 December 2007 by OAM at Costitx.
The island of Formentera is the fourth largest in the Balearic archipelago and, with the island of Eivissa (Ibiza) and several islets, part of the Pityusic Islands. Formentera is part of the Ses Salines de Eivissa y Formentera Natural Park.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Formentera is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Formentera is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 579787 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 WN384 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.218 |
| Inclination | 5.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.820 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.