(270558) Nemiroff Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 April 2002 by NEAT at Palomar.
Robert J. Nemiroff (b. 1960) is an American physicist working at Michigan Technological University. His main research interests are in gamma-ray bursts, gravitational lensing, and cosmology. As a co-creator of the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) he has provided outstanding contribution to the public understanding of astronomy since 1995.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nemiroff is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nemiroff is 3.06 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 270558 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 GB185 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 12.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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