(342864) Teresamateo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 December 2008 by J. M. Ruiz G. Muler at Nazaret.

Teresa Mateo (b. 1967) is a Spanish economist and an amateur astronomer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #4, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Teresamateo is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Teresamateo is 3.38 au from the Sun and 4.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number342864
Provisional designation2008 YF32
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.7
Orbital period5.36 years
Semi-major axis3.06 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.73 – 3.39 au
Eccentricity0.108
Inclination7.02°
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 31 December 2008

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