(125476) Frangarcia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 November 2001 by R. Ferrando at Pla D'Arguines.
Amateur astronomer Francisco Garcia (b. 1959), of Lugo, Spain, a member of the M1 group, discovered the twelfth-magnitude supernova 1993J in M81 visually using a 0.25-m reflector.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Frangarcia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Frangarcia is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 125476 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 WE16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 7.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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