(708722) Timisoara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 2013 by EURONEAR at La Palma.
Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș county, Banat, located in western Romania. It was first settled by the Dacians, and its first documentary mention was in 1266. Later falling under Ottoman, Habsburg and Serbian rule, in 1920 it became part of Romania. Home to around 400 000 people, Timișoara is an economic, social, educational and cultural center.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #2, 24), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Timisoara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Timisoara is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 708722 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 HW96 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.88 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 17.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.