(801684) Pera Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 2014 by EURONEAR at Roque de los Muchachos.
Emil-Stefan Pera (b. 1980) is a Romanian dentist and amateur astronomer. A passionate astrophotographer who has gained national and international awards, he offers astrophotography classes. Emil is a member of the Romanian Society for Cultural Astronomy and is building his own astronomical observatory in Reșița.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pera is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pera is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 801684 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 WP125 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 15.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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