(210294) Vidal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 2007 by J. Lacruz at La Canada.
José Ramón Vidal Blanco (1947–2025) was one of the founders of the Sociedad Astronómica Asturiana Omega, and director of the Observatorio Municipal Monte Deva in Gijón, Asturias, from 1995 to 2012. He was a mountaineer and chess player.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #27, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vidal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vidal is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 210294 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 TT92 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.12 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0941 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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