(752263) Franciscosanchez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 July 2015 by S. Bossa M. Serra-Ricart at Teide.
Francisco Sánchez Martínez (b. 1936) is a Spanish astrophysicist, who was the founder and first director of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias and its observatories. He discovered the quality of the sky of the Canary Islands, initiating its development until it became one of the most important astronomical sites in the world.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 37), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Franciscosanchez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Franciscosanchez is 3.19 au from the Sun and 4.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 752263 |
| Provisional designation | 2015 OU26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 14.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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