(646505) Mihaileanu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 2008 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
Radu Mihăileanu (b. 1958) is a Romanian-born French film director and screenwriter. He won numerous awards at film festivals, and his most notable films are Le Concert and Train of Life. For the latter, he received two awards at the Venice International Film Festival in 1998.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #25, 23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mihaileanu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mihaileanu is 2.65 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 646505 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 DF17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0488 |
| Inclination | 15.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.