164589 La Sagra

164589 La Sagra is a small asteroid of the asteroid belt whose name was accepted by the International Astronomical Union at the suggestion of a group of researchers from the Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca.

It was discovered on August 11, 2007 from the Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra (Granada), being the only one found from this center of investigation. Takes its name from the mountain La Sagra, in whose north hillside is nailed the observatory.

Placed between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, to an average distance of 2.44 astronomical units from the Sun, it crosses its orbit in a period of 1395.57 days (3.82 years).

External links

* [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html Minor Planet Center]
* [http://www.spaceguardspain.org Spaceguard Spain]
* [http://www.oam.es Observatori Astronòmic de Mallorca]