(732571) Jipa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 June 2011 by EURONEAR at Cerro Tololo.
Alexandru Jipa (b. 1957) is a Romanian physicist and professor at the University of Bucharest. A leading figure in relativistic nuclear physics, he has advanced the study of dense nuclear matter and its cosmological connections, while mentoring hundreds of M.Sc. and Ph.D. students and strengthening Romanian research in international collaborations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jipa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jipa is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 732571 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 HZ8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 3.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.