(646626) Valentingrigore Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2008 by EURONEAR at La Silla.
Valentin Grigore (b. 1968) is the founder and president of the Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy. An astrophotographer, editor of astronomical magazines, producer of an astronomy TV show, and founding member of EURONEAR, he is the most active promoter of astronomy since 1990 in Romania, organizing over 500 local, national and international events.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #6, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Valentingrigore is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Valentingrigore is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 646626 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 EB155 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.24 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 9.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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