(261690) Jodorowsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 December 2005 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
Alejandro Jodorowsky (b. 1929) is a Chilean-French film-maker, playwright, actor, author, musician and comics writer. Inspired by Federico Fellini, he has himself inspired filmmakers like David Lynch. Jodorowsky's most outstanding film is El Topo.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jodorowsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jodorowsky is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 261690 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 YU210 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.96 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0519 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.99 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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