(457818) Ramirezmoreta Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 September 2009 by ESA OGS at ESA OGS.

Pablo Ramírez Moreta (b. 1983) is a Spanish researcher at ESA's Planetary Defence Office. He earned his Ph.D. on the topic of isolated galaxies and has been fully dedicated to planetary defense since 2019. Pablo's work includes developing software tools for NEO observation projects.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #3, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ramirezmoreta is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ramirezmoreta is 2.17 au from the Sun and 2.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number457818
Provisional designation2009 RB58
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.61
Orbital period4.42 years
Semi-major axis2.69 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.16 – 3.22 au
Eccentricity0.197
Inclination16.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Pablo

Also discovered on 10 September 2009

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