(801007) Stefanpopcot Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 July 2014 by EURONEAR at Roque de los Muchachos.
Stefan Pop-Cot (b. 1985) is a Romanian astronomer and photographer from Cluj-Napoca. Vice-president of two national astroclubs, he is active in public outreach and stargazing, founding the Mobile Astronomical Observatory, organizing star parties, astrophotography exhibitions, workshops, educational events and donating refurbished telescopes.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stefanpopcot is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stefanpopcot is 2.76 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 801007 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 NB80 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.03 |
| Orbital period | 5.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 9.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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