(13082) Gutierrez Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 March 1992 by UESAC at La Silla.

Pedro J. Gutiérrez (b.~1972) of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía--Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas in Granada, Spain, has used thermophysical modeling to study the evolution of comets and their orbits.Naming citation (20110218/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Gutierrez is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gutierrez is 2.89 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number13082
Provisional designation1992 EY10
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.26 km (#7,353 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0830
Absolute magnitude (H)13.9
Orbital period4.45 years
Semi-major axis2.70 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.28 – 3.12 au
Eccentricity0.156
Inclination14.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.27 au

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

Also named after someone called Pedro

Also discovered on 6 March 1992

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