(606017) Irimes Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 2015 by EURONEAR at La Palma.
A self-taught Romanian amateur astronomer and electrician by trade, Romulus Irimes (1930–1978) founded the first astroclub in Cluj (now Cluj-Napoca) in the 1960s, where he also built one of the first private astronomical observatory in Romania. He carried out lots of public outreach, being also a member of the French Astronomical Society.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #6, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Irimes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Irimes is 3.19 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 606017 |
| Provisional designation | 2017 DL25 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.09 |
| Orbital period | 5.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 12.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.