(601894) Naiman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 2009 by EURONEAR at La Palma.
Marian H. Naiman was born in 1953 in Romania. He graduated in Chemistry from the University of Bucharest, receiving the National Academic Excellence Award. Since 2002 he has been a key member and later president of the Bucharest Astroclub, the oldest amateur club in Romania. His main focus has been spectroscopy applied to celestial bodies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #6, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Naiman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Naiman is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 601894 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 WP15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.65 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 3.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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