(257371) Miguelbello Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 2009 by OAM at La Sagra.
Miguel Bello (b. 1961) is the founder and CEO of the DEIMOS space company. He is a specialist in space flight dynamics and mission analysis, and he participated in ESA projects such as Giotto, Hipparcos, Rosetta and Planck, and proposed the ESA mission Don Quijote to assess and deflect a NEO threat.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miguelbello is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miguelbello is 3.20 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 257371 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 PM4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.49 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0742 |
| Inclination | 8.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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