(711327) Ovidiuignat Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 July 2014 by EURONEAR at La Palma.
Ovidiu Ignat (b. 1973) is the manager of the Astronomical Sciences Museum in Baia Mare, Romania. He has directed the Planetarium since 1997 and is involved in many outreach activities. Ovidiu teaches and evaluates expertise in Erasmus projects and astronomy Olympiads.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #15, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ovidiuignat is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ovidiuignat is 3.27 au from the Sun and 2.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 711327 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 NA73 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.35 |
| Orbital period | 5.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0845 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.