(391795) Univofutah Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 September 2008 by P. Wiggins at Tooele.

The University of Utah is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah. Founded in 1850, it serves over 30~000 students from the USA and the world. It encourages innovation and collaboration between students, faculty and businesses.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Univofutah is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Univofutah is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number391795
Provisional designation2008 RV77
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.55
Orbital period4.52 years
Semi-major axis2.73 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.39 – 3.08 au
Eccentricity0.124
Inclination11.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.43 au

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

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