(392225) Lanzarote Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 October 2009 by Muler, G., Ruiz, J. M. at Nazaret.

Lanzarote is a volcanic island, one of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-05-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Lanzarote is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lanzarote is 1.85 au from the Sun and 0.861 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number392225
Provisional designation2009 UN128
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.94
Orbital period3.42 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.85 – 2.69 au
Eccentricity0.184
Inclination4.02°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.857 au

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

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