(65001) Teodorescu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 January 2002 by Bernardi, F., Boattini, A. at Campo Imperatore.
Ana Maria Teodorescu is the wife of Bernardi, one of the discoverers. She is also a young astronomer working on x-ray binaries evolution modeling and planetary nebulae detection in elliptical galaxies.Naming citation (20050407/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Teodorescu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Teodorescu is 3.21 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 65001 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 AF67 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.67 km (#11,288 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.45 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.205 |
| Inclination | 3.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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