(96876) Andreamanna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 October 1999 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.
Andrea Manna (b. 1964) is a Swiss journalist. He is also a guitar player and amateur astronomer. He observes variable stars and occultations by minor planets from his home town of Cugnasco. He also collaborates with the Specola Solare in Locarno.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andreamanna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andreamanna is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 96876 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TY10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.98 km (#15,270 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.199 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0105 |
| Inclination | 4.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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