(819720) Neculairadulescu Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 June 2014 by EURONEAR at Roque de los Muchachos.

Neculai Rădulescu (b. 1944) is a Romanian astronomer and mathematician who graduated from the University of Bucharest. Interested in satellite and solar observations, he has been a leading member of the Bucharest Astroclub, the oldest amateur astronomy club in Romania. Neculai has promoted astronomy and public outreach, publishing books and many articles.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Neculairadulescu is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Neculairadulescu is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number819720
Provisional designation2014 LE37
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)18.29
Orbital period3.70 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 2.72 au
Eccentricity0.137
Inclination11.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

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

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