(690923) Predatu Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 July 2014 by EURONEAR at La Palma.
Marian Predatu (b. 1967) is a Romanian astrophysicist working at the University of Craiova, Romania, where he has built and manages the AstroED Observatory and has conducted lots of educational and public outreach activities. As a EURONEAR team member, he has contributed to light-curve and spectral studies of NEAs, validating and discovering many asteroids.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #12, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Predatu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Predatu is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 690923 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 NB73 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.94 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0862 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.96 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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