(72827) Maxaub Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 April 2001 by R. Ferrando at Pla D'Arguines.
Born in Paris, writer Max Aub (1903–1972) studied in Spain, where the civil war inspired his famous trilogy Campo cerrado (Closed field, 1943), Campo de sangre (Bloody field, 1945) and Campo abierto (Open field 1951), written during his 30-year exile in Mexico.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maxaub is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maxaub is 2.29 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 72827 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 HT8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.72 km (#13,420 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.321 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 14.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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