(671271) Richardadsouza Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 November 2012 by R. P. Boyle K. Äernis at Mount Graham.
Richard A. D'Souza (b. 1978), an Indian Jesuit, has been an astronomer at the Vatican Observatory since 2016. He works on the formation and evolution of galaxies, studying the accretion history of Milky Way-like galaxies in order to understand the effect of mergers on the properties of these galaxies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #11, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richardadsouza is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richardadsouza is 3.31 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 671271 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 HJ308 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.13 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0883 |
| Inclination | 1.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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