(117413) Ramonycajal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 January 2005 by J. Lacruz at La Canada.
Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852-1934), born in Petilla de Aragón, Spain, was awarded the 1906 Nobel Prize in medicine for his work on the structure of the nervous system.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ramonycajal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ramonycajal is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 117413 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 AE13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 2.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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