(4633) Marinbica Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 January 1988 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Marin Dacian Bica (1970-2013) was a Romanian professor of physics and astronomy, and a popular tutor to Romanian middle school students participating in International Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiads. Name suggested by the SGAC Name An Asteroid Campaign.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Marinbica is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marinbica is 3.58 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4633 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 AJ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.4 km (#3,571 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.04 |
| Orbital period | 5.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 1.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Marin
All asteroids named after someone called Marin
Also discovered on 14 January 1988
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- (2814) Vieira
- (2852) Declercq
- (2926) Caldeira
- (3002) Delasalle
- (3138) Ciney
- (3274) Maillen
- (3365) Recogne
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