(763488) Oniciuc Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 February 2012 by EURONEAR at Roque de los Muchachos.
Grigoruță Oniciuc (b. 1961) is a Romanian physics teacher at and director of the National College Petru Rareş in Piatra Neamţ. Excelling in astronomical education, he organized two International Astronomy Olympiads. Since 2010, his pupils have gained 75 national prizes, while other Romanian pupils trained by him gained 100 international medals.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #26, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Oniciuc is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oniciuc is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 763488 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 DZ51 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.65 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0918 |
| Inclination | 5.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.