(807057) Georgescutavi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 October 2015 by EURONEAR at Roque de los Muchachos.

Octavian (Tavi) Georgescu (b. 1963) is a Romanian physics and astronomy teacher at Carol I National College in Craiova. Since 2005 he has trained teachers and dozens of pupils who have won medals in national and international astronomy Olympiads. Tavi has participated in many educational projects, organizing outreach and stargazing events.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #1, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Georgescutavi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Georgescutavi is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number807057
Provisional designation2017 EY32
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)18.23
Orbital period4.17 years
Semi-major axis2.59 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.31 – 2.87 au
Eccentricity0.107
Inclination11.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.36 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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