(7986) Romania Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
The country of Romania is located in southeast Europe, with Bucharest as its capital. It has a land area roughly one-third that of France, and contains the Carpathian mountains, Danube river, and borders the Black Sea. Its cultural history spans two millennia and the Romanian language is of Latin origin.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Romania is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Romania is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7986 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EG15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 2.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.830 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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