(576853) Rafalreszelewski Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 2012 by M. Å»oÅnowski M. Kusiak at Tincana.
Rafal Reszelewski (b. 1996) is a Polish asteroid and comet hunter, a co-discoverer of C/2015 F2 (Polonia). He is a discoverer of many sun-grazing comets, as well as a number of minor planets on images taken by the OGS-TOTAS project.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #10, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rafalreszelewski is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rafalreszelewski is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 576853 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 VS61 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 6.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.