(145966) Alessandroilari Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 December 1999 by Tombelli, M., Boattini, A. at San Marcello.

Alessandro Ilari (b. 1968) is an Italian amateur astronomer. He is an astronomical popularizer and has been an active member of the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo since 2015.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #7, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Alessandroilari is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alessandroilari is 2.54 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number145966
Provisional designation1999 YM16
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.92
Orbital period3.53 years
Semi-major axis2.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.08 – 2.56 au
Eccentricity0.103
Inclination8.88°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.10 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Alessandro

Also discovered on 30 December 1999

More named asteroids discovered by Tombelli, M., Boattini, A.