(300933) Teresamarion Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 February 2008 by OAM at Costitx.

Teresa Marion Sanchez Caldentey (b. 1993) is the daughter of astronomer Salvador Sanchez, who helped promote the activities of the Mallorca Observatory and planetarium.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #9, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Teresamarion is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Teresamarion is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number300933
Provisional designation2008 CG118
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.69
Orbital period5.37 years
Semi-major axis3.07 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.73 – 3.40 au
Eccentricity0.110
Inclination10.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Teresa

Also discovered on 8 February 2008

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