(210070) Robertcapa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 August 2006 by Z. Kuli K. Sárneczky at Piszkesteto.
Robert Capa (1913–1954), born Endre Ernő Friedmann, was a Hungarian-American war photographer and photojournalist, who covered five wars directly from the battlefield. His most famous photograph is “The Falling Soldier”, taken in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #12, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Robertcapa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robertcapa is 3.20 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 210070 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 QK11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.36 |
| Orbital period | 5.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 2.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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