(365761) Popovici Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 2008 by Mount Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Calin Popovici (1910-1977) was a Romanian astronomer and the founder of Romanian astrophysics.He worked in the fields of solar physics, stellar photometry and artificial satellites, becoming the first professor of astrophysics of Bucharest University.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #14, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Popovici is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Popovici is 2.17 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 365761 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 XQ4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.191 |
| Inclination | 5.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.