The name Hristo Botev has been proposed for the asteroid (225238) 2009 QJ5, which was discovered on the 23rd August, 2009, by the Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory (Bulgaria). The name is after the Bulgarian poet and national revolutionary Hristo Botev (1848-1876). Botev is widely considered by Bulgarians to be a symbolic historical figure and national hero. Ephemeris
Epoch 2009 Aug. 17.0 TT = JDT 2455060.5 MPC M 15.11377 (2000.0) P Q n 0.30607751 Peri. 170.51827 +0.55475885 +0.83195531 T = 2455011.12111 JDT a 2.1806289 Node 133.17512 -0.76421918 +0.51410540 q = 1.8175007 e 0.1665245 Incl. 0.75763 -0.32895542 +0.20867679 Earth MOID = 0.80191 AU P 3.22 H 18.1 G 0.15 From 11 observations 2009 Aug. 17-20.