(369088) Marcus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 2008 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Ella Marcus (1909-1982) was a Romanian astronomer who studied at Bucharest University and the Sorbonne. She headed the astrometry department of the Bucharest Observatory, being active in reference systems, meridian observations and publication of stellar catalogs, with some international collaboration.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #14, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Marcus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marcus is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 369088 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 GG44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 3.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Ella
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