(564280) Tudorica Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 2013 by EURONEAR at La Palma.
Alexandru Tudorica (b. 1987) is a Romanian pro-am astronomer who obtained his PhD from the University of Bonn with a thesis on Weak Gravitational Lensing Magnification. His other interests have been near-Earth asteroids within the EURONEAR project, globular clusters, and the popularization of science.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #12, 42), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tudorica is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tudorica is 3.38 au from the Sun and 4.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 564280 |
| Provisional designation | 2016 GU65 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.6 |
| Orbital period | 5.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.