9904 Mauratombelli

9904 Mauratombelli

Orbit of 9904 Mauratombelli (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered by A. Boattini & L. Tesi
Discovery date 29 July 1997
Designations
MPC designation 9904 Mauratombelli
Named after
Maura Tombelli
1997 OC1, 1996 MC1
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 9492 days (25.99 yr)
Aphelion 3.2494123 AU (486.10516 Gm)
Perihelion 2.2175980 AU (331.74794 Gm)
2.7335052 AU (408.92656 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1887346
4.52 yr (1650.7 d)
303.78594°
 13m 5.103s / day
Inclination 8.470234°
154.17671°
265.08495°
Earth MOID 1.24803 AU (186.703 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.16877 AU (324.443 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.312
Physical characteristics
Dimensions ~17.8 km[2]
~0.01
Surface temp. min mean max
Kelvin
Celsius
C-type asteroid[3]
14.2

    9904 Mauratombelli is a C-type main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 4.52 years.[1]

    Discovered on July 29, 1997 by Andrea Boattini and Luciano Tesi working at the Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "1997 OC1". It was later renamed "Mauratombelli" after astronomer Maura Tombelli, who studied variable stars and minor planets.[4]

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