(321480) Juanluiscano Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 September 2009 by ESA OGS at ESA OGS.
Juan Luis Cano (b. 1970) is a Spanish aerospace engineer and project manager. He has contributed to several space missions and studies, most notably the ESA Don Quijote study, the first asteroid deflection and assessment concept conceived. Cano was appointed Information Provision Coordinator for the ESA Planetary Defence Office in 2022.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #27, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Juanluiscano is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Juanluiscano is 3.22 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 321480 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 RZ69 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.87 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0589 |
| Inclination | 9.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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