(182591) Mocescobedo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 2001 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Cuauhtemoc (Moc) Escobedo (b. 1962) is a legendary jazz music educator from Seattle and a winner of many honors including the 2006 Golden Apple Award and induction into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame. His decades-long outstanding work in implementing equity for his students is highly praised.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mocescobedo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mocescobedo is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 182591 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 TG247 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0576 |
| Inclination | 4.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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