(45580) Reneracine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 2000 by D. Bergeron at Val-des-Bois.
René Racine (b. 1939) has served as director of the Mt. Mégantic Observatory (1976-1980, 1984-1997) and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (1980-1984). His research interests cover globular clusters, galaxies, astronomical instruments and adaptive optics. Some of his projects have earned him international renown.Naming citation (20061109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Reneracine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Reneracine is 2.76 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 45580 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CB81 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.57 km (#8,161 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0193 |
| Inclination | 3.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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