(801733) Maxteodorescu Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 September 2014 by EURONEAR at Roque de los Muchachos.

Maximilian Teodorescu (b. 1983) is a Romanian researcher at the Institute of Space Science, having experience in plasma, instrumentation and observations. Max has continued his amateur astronomy passion, excelling in astrophotography of Sun, Moon and comets, and participating in public outreach, educational and stargazing activities.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Maxteodorescu is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maxteodorescu is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number801733
Provisional designation2014 WS267
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.27
Orbital period4.32 years
Semi-major axis2.65 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.50 – 2.81 au
Eccentricity0.0581
Inclination21.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.56 au

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

Also named after someone called Maximilian

Also discovered on 1 September 2014

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