(706348) Montcabrer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 December 2009 by M. Campas R. Naves at Cabrils.

Montcabrer is a 1389-m mountain in the Serra Mariola Natural Park in Alicante, Spain. The observatory where this minor planet was discovered is located on this mountain.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 37), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Montcabrer is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Montcabrer is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number706348
Provisional designation2009 XX
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.67
Orbital period3.63 years
Semi-major axis2.36 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.02 – 2.70 au
Eccentricity0.144
Inclination6.63°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

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

Also discovered on 9 December 2009