(689210) Salvadorjribas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 2011 by R. M. Olivera Montmaga trell J. M. Bosch at Santa Maria de.
Salvador J. Ribas (b. 1978) is a Catalan astrophysicist who specializes in light pollution and night-sky quality research. He is the manager of the Parc Astronòmic del Montsec and an Associate Lecturer at the Universitat de Barcelona. Salvador is enthusiastic about astronomy outreach and communication.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #5, 26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Salvadorjribas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Salvadorjribas is 2.31 au from the Sun and 2.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 689210 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 EH24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0871 |
| Inclination | 7.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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