(53093) La Orotava Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 December 1998 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M. at Klet.
La Orotava is an old town on Tenerife Island, distinguished by its magnificent architecture and by its characteristic well-shaded Canarian patios, squares, houses and gardens. The discoverers visited La Orotava in 2002.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where La Orotava is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: La Orotava is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 53093 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 YO12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 1.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.940 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.