(578053) Jordillorca Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 November 2013 by Bosch, J. M., Olivera, R. at SM Montmagastrell.
Jordi Llorca Piqué (b. 1966) is a professor of chemistry, and vice chancellor, at UPC-BarcelonaTech, and a member at Institut d'Estudis Catalans. A former research assistant at the Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico, he is the founder of a citizen scientist meteorite recovery group with hundreds of meteorite recoveries.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #2, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jordillorca is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jordillorca is 3.10 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 578053 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 WD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 13.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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