(801371) Pocora Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 2014 by EURONEAR at Roque de los Muchachos.
Andrei Pocora (b. 1986) is a Romanian amateur astronomer from Constanța. He is school director of the Romanian Naval Academy, which hosts a small planetarium and observatory, where he teaches celestial navigation and astronomy. Andrei also gives seminars, workshops, and since 2019 he has been involved in astronomy Olympiads.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #1, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pocora is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pocora is 3.11 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 801371 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 SO62 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.55 |
| Orbital period | 5.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0824 |
| Inclination | 3.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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