(126249) Gabrielgraur Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 January 2002 by F. Bernardi A.M. Teodorescu at Campo Imperatore.
Gabriel Graur (b. 1999) is a Romanian-Moldovan software engineer at Deimos Space. He provided an important contribution to the development of NEOTOOLS, a 3D visualization tool for the SSA NEO Portal, focusing on improving orbital data analysis in support of ESA's Planetary Defence Office activities.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #3, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gabrielgraur is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gabrielgraur is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 126249 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 AP67 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.58 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.229 |
| Inclination | 1.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.886 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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