(107074) Ansonsylva Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 January 2001 by NEAT at Haleakala.

Anson J. Sylva (b. 1956) is a key member of the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing (AMOS) team.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ansonsylva is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ansonsylva is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number107074
Provisional designation2001 AJ19
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter1.34 km (#17,383 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.390
Absolute magnitude (H)16.48
Orbital period3.20 years
Semi-major axis2.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.90 – 2.45 au
Eccentricity0.126
Inclination2.45°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.905 au

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

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