(718490) Marcelosouza Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 March 2017 by EURONEAR at La Palma.
Marcelo de Oliveira Souza (b. 1967) is a Brazilian astrophysicist. Very active in astronomy education, public outreach and dark-sky preservation, he co-founded the Desengano International Dark Sky Park, and hosted the annual International Meeting of Astronomy and Astronautics in Brazil.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marcelosouza is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marcelosouza is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 718490 |
| Provisional designation | 2017 FZ216 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0662 |
| Inclination | 1.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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