(585635) Ruxandratoma Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 November 2018 by EURONEAR at La Palma.
Ruxandra Toma (b. 1985) is a researcher of the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy, working on variable stars, galaxies and asteroids. She collaborated with many EURONEAR projects—reducing images, training volunteers and attending amateur astronomer meetings and camps.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ruxandratoma is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ruxandratoma is 2.68 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 585635 |
| Provisional designation | 2018 VO122 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0869 |
| Inclination | 4.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.