(670740) Mihailsandu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 2013 by EURONEAR at La Palma.
Mihail Sandu (b. 1946) is a Romanian high school professor. A physics Ph.D. and member of the National Committee of Physics of the Ministry of Education, he is the author of a hundred books on physics and astronomy. He was the team trainer for dozens of international academic Olympiads, at which Romanian students gained over 100 medals.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mihailsandu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mihailsandu is 2.35 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 670740 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 YA48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.269 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.942 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.