(114705) Tamayo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 March 2003 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (b. 1942) was the first person of African ancestry and the first Latin American to travel into space as a Cuban cosmonaut on the crew of Soyuz 38 in September 1980. He received the first Hero of the Republic of Cuba medal and many other honors.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2021-01-27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tamayo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tamayo is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 114705 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 FP124 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 5.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0692 |
| Inclination | 9.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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