(45692) Poshyachinda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Saran Poshyachinda (b. 1964) is Executive Director of the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand. Encouraging public interest in astronomy, he was crucial in the construction of the Thai National Observatory, regional observatories for the public throughout Thailand and a 40-m radio telescope.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-10-26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Poshyachinda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Poshyachinda is 3.09 au from the Sun and 4.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 45692 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EJ148 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.05 km (#12,606 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.324 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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