(769584) Pteancu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2015 by EURONEAR at La Palma.
Mircea Pteancu (b. 1954) is a Romanian mechanical engineer and amateur astronomer. He has conducted many public-outreach activities and classes, including sidewalk stargazing sessions. Mircea has written articles and built the first Dobsonian telescope in Romania. He founded the Galaxis Astroclub in 1987.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pteancu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pteancu is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 769584 |
| Provisional designation | 2015 QD19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.