(667515) Truta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 June 2011 by EURONEAR at Cerro Tololo.
Raul Cosmin Truța (b. 1982) is a Romanian astronomy entrepreneur. A former teacher and founder of the Quasar astronomy group, he built telescopes and attended public outreach events. In 2007 he founded an astronomy shop in Bistrița, and has installed observatories in Romania and other countries, including Chile.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Truta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Truta is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 667515 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 LB35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 5.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.957 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.