(604750) Marisabele Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 October 2015 by I. Eglitis K. Černis at Baldone.

Māris Ābele (1937–2022) was a Latvian astronomer and a designer of satellite tracking devices. He constructed the widely-used photographic satellite camera AFU-75 and several satellite laser-ranging telescopes that are used worldwide.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Marisabele is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marisabele is 3.02 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number604750
Provisional designation2015 TO260
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.53
Orbital period5.66 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.95 – 3.40 au
Eccentricity0.0711
Inclination11.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.97 au

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

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