(824655) Funes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 November 2012 by R. P. Boyle K. Äernis at Mount Graham.
José G. Funes, S.J. (b. 1963), Argentine Jesuit, served as Director of the Vatican Observatory (2006–2015). An expert in extragalactic research, focusing on galaxy formation and stellar evolution. José oversaw the Observatory's HQ relocation from the Apostolic palace to its new premises and championed multidisciplinary faith-science outreach.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Funes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Funes is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 824655 |
| Provisional designation | 2017 DG71 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.61 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 1.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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