(549151) Serra-Ricart Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 February 2011 by J. M. Bosch at SM Montmagastrell.
Miquel Serra-Ricart (b. 1966) is a Catalan astrophysicist at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Spain. For 30 years he managed the Teide Observatory (Canary Islands). Miquel was a co-founder of Light Bridges, an organization created to encourage professional collaboration in astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 36), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Serra-Ricart is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Serra-Ricart is 1.94 au from the Sun and 0.947 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 549151 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 DG24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 4.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.852 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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