(375303) Ikerjimenez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 2008 by OAM at La Sagra.
Iker Jiménez Elizari (b. 1973) is a renowned Spanish television communicator on science, including archaeology and astronomy. He has numerous awards for journalistic and communication merit, including three Antenas de Oro and one Ondas awards.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #2, 23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ikerjimenez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ikerjimenez is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 375303 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 QU12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.18 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.202 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.