(679211) Gheorghe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 2014 by EURONEAR at La Palma.
Andrei Dorian Gheorghe (b. 1960) is the cultural advisor of the Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy. Nicknamed “the national astro-poet” for promoting astronomical humanism, he has published many articles, books and other works in astro-mythology, history of astronomy, astro-photo-poetry, astro-humor and astro-poetic drama.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gheorghe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gheorghe is 2.07 au from the Sun and 1.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 679211 |
| Provisional designation | 2018 VL61 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.89 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.234 |
| Inclination | 13.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.983 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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