(176380) Goran Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 October 2001 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.

Goran Ivezić (b. 1971) is a Croatian amateur astronomer and the brother of SDSS team member Zeljko Ivezić.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Goran is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsGoranGoran

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Goran is 2.98 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number176380
Provisional designation2001 TE248
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.61
Orbital period4.84 years
Semi-major axis2.86 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.66 – 3.07 au
Eccentricity0.0706
Inclination2.64°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.65 au

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

Also discovered on 14 October 2001

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