(252470) Puigmarti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 2001 by J. Manteca at Begues.
Josep Puigmarti (b. 1932) is an artist known for dreamlike and automatic surrealism over six decades of exhibitions throughout five continents. He has cultivated various styles (Expressionism, Pop Art, Art Brut, Informalism) to create his own style.Naming citation (20120703/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Puigmarti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Puigmarti is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 252470 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 UE14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.01 km (#10,602 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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