(2075) Martinez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 November 1974 by Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito.
Named in memory of Hugo Arturo Martinez (1890-1976), astronomer at the La Plata Observatory for many years.Naming citation (MPC 5013), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Martinez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Martinez is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2075 |
| Provisional designation | 1974 VA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.28 km (#8,527 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.408 |
| Rotation period | 4.75 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.249 |
| Inclination | 27.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.823 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 9 November 1974
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