(492112) Jordicamarasa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 February 2008 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.

Jordi Camarasa (b. 1976) is an amateur astronomer who actively provides follow-up observations of Near-Earth Asteroids from Paus Observatory in Sabadell, Spain.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jordicamarasa is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jordicamarasa is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number492112
Provisional designation2013 KC15
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.41
Orbital period4.11 years
Semi-major axis2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.17 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.154
Inclination8.85°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

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

Also named after someone called Jordi

Also discovered on 28 February 2008

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