(107223) Ripero Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 January 2001 by R. Ferrando at Pla D'Arguines.
José Ripero (b. 1955), an active observer for 35 years, has made more than 60 000 brightness estimates of variable stars and supernovae. Co-founder of the M 1 observers group and president of the Centro Astronomico de Avila, Ripero has taught astronomy for 20 years and wrote the book El Vigia del Cosmos.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ripero is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ripero is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 107223 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 BU50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0626 |
| Inclination | 4.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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